MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed Russia’s warning of strikes on defense industry sites in Kiev, President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Kazakhstan, and the country’s new business ombudsman in his daily briefing on Tuesday.
TASS has gathered the key statements made by the Russian presidential press secretary.
On president’s schedule
- Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently engaged in preparations for a state visit to Kazakhstan, set to begin tomorrow.
On Russia’s warning of strikes on Kiev
- The Kremlin is yet unaware of Washington's reaction to Moscow’s warning that the Russian Armed Forces are beginning systematic strikes on defense industry sites in Kiev: "We do not have any information on that at this point. We have heard some statements from officials in European capitals and EU representatives in Kiev. Our priority here is the warning that we sent."
- The presidential spokesman declined to interpret the Russian Foreign Ministry’s wording as to whether "systematic strikes" meant attacks would take place every day or at certain intervals: "Systemic does not imply any specific frequency. It doesn’t mean regular. In fact, the Foreign Ministry laid it all out clearly in its statement."
On Russia’s new business ombudsman
- Alexander Shokhin will become Russia’s new business ombudsman, while retaining his position as president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
- The institution of business ombudsman will slightly change, as the role will no longer be a government post, but rather a public one: "The institution of business ombudsman will still be there, but in another form. It won’t be a government post. It will be more of a public position."