❗Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, September 24:

▪Vladimir Zelensky has not so far refused to take part in talks in Moscow, to which the Russian side invited him

▪It is still premature to speak of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attendance at the G20 summit and his possible meeting with US President Donald Trump

▪Russia will participate in the G20 summit events in any case; however, Moscow will respond later to the invitation to Putin to attend the event

▪The Kremlin calls the EU transfer of 8 bln euros in Russian asset proceeds to Ukraine a theft

▪Russia is grateful to the US for its kind invitation to Putin to attend the G20 summit

▪Russia is open to a peaceful settlement process in Ukraine

▪Russia has not changed its position; it wants peace, not a ceasefire, in Ukraine

▪Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan may visit Russia soon but no specific date has been agreed yet