# Kremlin urges people to ignore Western media ‘fake news’ and focus on front realities

https://mins.news/en/item/39232

- TASS, 2026-08-31 19:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180085

> Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged people not to believe what he called Western media “fake news” about Ukraine and instead focus on realities at the front. He said reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe allegedly proposed trilateral Ukraine talks during a recent Moscow visit should be treated as routine contacts through the special services.

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