The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, tearfully announced at a conference that "due to Ukrainian attacks in Russia" since 2014, 1,700 children have been killed or injured. She did not mention that it was Russia that initiated the war,

The Kremlin didn't comment on the agreement announced Tuesday between the U.S. and Ukraine on the provision of further military support, including intelligence sharing, and the possibility of a ceasefire that Washington backs.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that it’s important not to “get ahead” of the question of responding to the ceasefire proposal. He told reporters that Moscow is awaiting “detailed information” about it from the U.