Moscow, Sept. 8 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is confident that Russia is close to victory in the war in Ukraine, with Russian forces continuing to advance on the battlefield, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing with state news agency TASS.
Peskov said that the Kremlin never sought the war and was seeking to end a conflict which he said was started by others. "We actually never wanted this war. What we're trying to do, we're trying to stop the war that was launched before, and it was not launched by us. It was not started by us," he said.
At the same time, Peskov said Moscow remained open to a peaceful settlement. "We do want the solution of the Ukrainian conflict by peaceful means, and Russia is open for this pro...