# IN BRIEF: Kremlin briefing covers frozen assets, ‘spooks’ of Russia’s ‘plans’ against NATO

https://mins.news/en/item/34304

- TASS, 2026-08-27 11:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178397

> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia continues working-level contacts with the United States on Ukraine and remains open to peace talks. He called any EU use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine blatantly illegal and said Moscow would use legal means to defend its interests. He also dismissed reports of Russian plans against NATO as baseless media rumors.

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