MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov slammed Estonia’s allegations that Russia is behind the arson at a military plant in Tallinn as baseless as he also made the case for continuing the special military operation and reversibility of the process of introducing external management of foreign companies working in Russia at a news briefing on Tuesday.
TASS has compiled key statements from the Russian presidential spokesman.
On Putin’s agenda
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive Republika Srpska Prime Minister Savo Minic and leader of the entity’s ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party Milorad Dodik in the Kremlin later on Tuesday, Peskov announced.
On external administration of Western companies in Russia
- Presidential decrees on introducing the temporary administration of Western companies operating in Russia are not aimed at a change of ownership, Peskov assured reporters: "This refers to the introduction of external administration."
- According to him, the growing involvement of unfriendly nations in direct combat operations against Russia was factored into that decision: "When making the corresponding decisions, the fact that these companies are linked to unfriendly nations was, of course, a significant factor."
- Even as the process is reversible, the Kremlin sees no willingness on the part of those unfriendly jurisdictions to engage in dialogue for now: "We do not see any grounds for a reversal yet," Peskov said.
On special military operation
- Moscow receives no reasonable proposals from the West regarding a dialogue with Russia and that underscores the necessity of continuing the special military operation, the Kremlin spokesman explained: "We hear no sensible proposals advocating for dialogue or for remedying the situation, which speaks for the necessity to continue the special military operation."
- Russia will continue its special military operation to fully ensure its national interests, he reiterated.
On Iran’s potential withdrawal from NPT
- Russia has heard statements about Iran’s potential withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and would need clarifications, Peskov continued: "We have indeed heard such statements from the deputy parliament speaker, and that statement needs to be clarified."
- Russia views the NPT as a cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and hopes that Tehran remains a responsible party to the treaty: "We wouldn’t want Iran to withdraw from the NPT. We believe the NPT to be the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, and we hope Iran remains an important and responsible party to this treaty."
- "Our [Iranian] friends and partners consistently affirm at various levels that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons and has no plans to do so. On the contrary, Iran is committed to its obligations under the non-proliferation regime. At the same time, it remains committed to developing such an important economic sector as peaceful nuclear energy within the country," Peskov added.
On Estonia’s accusations against Russia
- Estonia’s accusations that Russia is allegedly behind the arson of a military plant in Tallinn are baseless, ill-considered, and cannot be taken seriously, Peskov said: "Such statements are baseless, ill-considered, completely distorted from reality, and lack any kind of reasoning. Accordingly, we cannot take such statements seriously. And we will not."
