# Kremlin spokesman: Kiev shows ‘flexibility’ because of funding shortage

https://mins.news/en/item/51404

- TASS, 2026-09-09 13:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184901

> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kiev regime was displaying “flexibility” because it lacked money, but not the kind that could help achieve a settlement. He said Ukraine’s economic situation was rapidly worsening, with insufficient funds and weapons, and that Kiev became flexible only after opening “Pandora’s box” by striking civilian infrastructure in Russia.

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