"We also prefer to strengthen our armed forces, while remaining supporters of peace and a political and diplomatic solution," the Kremlin spokesman stated.
He also noted Kyiv's apparent lack of desire to resume peace talks with Moscow, which were taking place in Istanbul.
On September 30, Trump, addressing the US military's top command, reiterated his disappointment in Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He also pledged to allocate over a trillion dollars for defense next year, an unprecedented amount for the United States.
For his part, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that pacifist sentiments pose a threat, and that America needs to quickly build up its military power to be ready for military action to "defend the world."
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The Russian Federation emphasizes the development of its military, but consistently advocates a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis, noted Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. He noted that the expression «if you want peace, prepare for war» is well-known to Moscow.
Фото: The Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, source: kremlin.ru