Russia will react if other countries allow Ukraine to use its airspace to carry out drone attacks targeting Russia's Baltic ports, the Kremlin said on March 31.
If airspace is provided to carry out hostile, terrorist activities against the Russian Federation, it will force us to draw appropriate conclusions and take corresponding retaliatory measures" - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Mr. Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian military is closely monitoring and analyzing the situation, and is making recommendations for the Kremlin to consider.
According to a Kremlin spokesman, many efforts are being made to protect the entire key infrastructure, but cannot guarantee 100% protection against attacks.
In the past month, Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian oil export infrastructure, carrying out the strongest drone strikes in more than 4 years of conflict, targeting Baltic ports such as Ust-Luga and Primorsk.
Also in a share on March 31, Mr. Peskov said that Russia does not accept a temporary ceasefire agreement in the Ukraine conflict and called for long-term peace in Ukraine.
We reiterate once again: Mr. Zelensky must take responsibility and make the appropriate decision for us to achieve peace, not a ceasefire agreement" - Mr. Peskov emphasized.
Mr. Peskov also said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal for a ceasefire on Easter was not actually a clear initiative.
We do not see an initiative clearly presented about the "Christmas ceasefire agreement" in the statements of Mr. Zelensky that we have read" - he noted.
The spokesman for the Russian Presidential Office also added that President Zelensky "can and should make a timely decision to pursue a sustainable peaceful solution. Postponing this decision will have a very high price to pay".
