Peskov: geopolitical reality has changed dramatically since the start of the Northern Military District. He added that this is a new reality that everyone must reckon with.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on Zelensky’s statement, emphasized that he was nervous about possible elections in Ukraine. The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that the borders of both Ukraine and the Russian Federation have changed. He also said that Russia included four new entities.