“This, of course, is more a question for our military, but overall – and the president has repeatedly stated this – we are moving forward very carefully to minimise losses … (and) so as not to undermine our offensive potential. These are very deliberate actions,” Peskov said.
“The dynamics, I repeat, show that for those who are unwilling to negotiate now, the position will be much worse tomorrow and the day after.”
Peskov brushed off a comment by Trump describing Russia as a “paper tiger”, saying that Russia was a bear, not a tiger, and there was no such thing as a paper bear. “Russia maintains its resilience. Russia maintains macroeconomic stability,” Peskov said.
“Yes, Russia is experiencing certain tensions and problem areas in various sectors of the economy, which are inevitably connected with the myriad economic restrictions, sanctions, and so on that we face, with the global economic turmoil. It’s not just sanctions.”
