“At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism,” the police announced on the X social network.

“Britain may resort to provocations on the territory of any state, if Britain is interested in that. And we actually see that British special services pursue quite actively such a rude line, primarily in relation to the Russian Federation,” the SVR chief said.

“Zelensky failed in the two previous ceasefires - the energy ceasefire and the Easter truce, but Macron didn't notice it, but now Zelensky has explained everything to him, and Macron believes him!” the diplomat wrote on his Telegram channel.

“Macron is just wasting his breath and generating white noise, and what response can there be to worthless and meaningless noise? None,” Miroshnik emphasized.

"Zelensky, in fact, has no 'cards' left," Slutsky pointed out.

“The Crimea issue is not one of aggression or annexation, but one of the self-determination of the people of Crimea, a majority of whom are Russian. The re-incorporation of Crimea into Russia was a direct result of the illegal coup d’etat in Maidan,” he pointed out.

The lawyer emphasized that any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should take into account “the wishes of the populations concerned.” “As to Donetsk and Lugansk, the UN should have organized a plebiscite already back in 1991,” he added.

“I want specially to note the participation of servicemen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in liberating border areas of the Kursk Region who in accordance with the Treaty on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between our countries rendered considerable assistance in crushing the Ukrainian army’s combat group that had launched an incursion,” Gerasimov reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“The solidarity shown by our North Korean friends is a manifestation of the high, truly allied level of our relations. We are confident that our relations will continue to strengthen and develop in the future,” the diplomat said.

“No matter what deal I make with respect to Russia and Ukraine, no matter how good it is, even if it’s the greatest deal ever made, The Failing New York Times will speak badly of it. Liddle’ Peter Baker, the very biased and untalented writer for The Times, followed his editor’s demands and wrote that Ukraine should get back territory, including, I suppose, Crimea, and other ridiculous requests,” the US leader wrote in a post on his Truth Social page, commenting on The New York Times article, in which the authors adhered to pro-Ukrainian rhetoric.

Peskov reiterated that earlier, “Putin repeatedly stated this.”