Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called the incorrect information the message that the Russian side would not discuss the status of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions with Ukraine, RBC reports.
“No, it’s all wrong,” said Peskov.
Earlier, Izvestia, citing a “high -ranking source in Russia”, reported that the status of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions will not be discussed in negotiations by agreement of Russia and Ukraine. The source noted that these regions will not be included in discussions, since “the vast majority of residents of the region support Russia.”
On the eve of the media reported that a significant part of the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions of Ukraine is controlled by the Russian military. A military commandant’s office operates in a number of cities of the region, a Russian ruble has been introduced into circulation.