Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov is a Russian diplomat and the press secretary for Russian president Vladimir Putin.
30 Facts About Dmitry Peskov
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Dmitry Peskov has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
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In 1989, Peskov graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at the Moscow State University, specializing in History and Eastern studies.
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In 1990, Dmitry Peskov was appointed to the Soviet embassy in Ankara, Turkey, as an administrative assistant.
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Dmitry Peskov subsequently filled the positions of attache and then third secretary at the embassy.
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In 2000, Dmitry Peskov returned to Russia to work at the press service of the Russian president, serving in a number of positions, including a four-year term as the first deputy press secretary of the Russian president, from 2004 to 2008.
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In May 2012, when Putin again became president, Dmitry Peskov succeeded Natalya Timakova as the presidential spokesperson.
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In January 2016, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, sent an e-mail to Dmitry Peskov asking for help with a business deal in Moscow.
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In November 2021, Dmitry Peskov denied allegations that Russia was preparing for a possible invasion of Ukraine.
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In January 2022, Dmitry Peskov accused the United States of "fomenting tensions" around Ukraine.
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On 1 March 2022, during a conference call with reporters, Dmitry Peskov did not want to comment on Russian military casualties.
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Dmitry Peskov insisted "the Russian troops don't conduct any strikes against civilian infrastructure and residential areas".
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Dmitry Peskov denied that Russian soldiers were responsible for the Bucha massacre, saying the whole situation in Bucha was a "well-staged insinuation".
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On 13 September 2022, Dmitry Peskov said there are no plans to announce a full or partial mobilization in Russia.
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Dmitry Peskov declined to deny reports that some anti-war protesters had been given draft papers.
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Dmitry Peskov noted that the delivery of subpoenas to detainees does not contradict the law.
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Nikolay Peskov, the son of Dmitry Peskov, told pranksters, who pretended to be recruitment officers, that he had no intention of going to war because he is "Mr Peskov, and would solve the issue "on a different level.
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On 3 October 2022, Dmitry Peskov said that the borders of two of the regions, namely Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, had not been determined yet, but Russia would "consult with the people who live in those regions".
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In early December 2022, Dmitry Peskov denied that the Russian government was planning a new wave of mobilization.
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Dmitry Peskov said that due to the resistance of the Ukrainian army and Western military support to Ukraine, "the suffering of the Ukrainian people will continue longer than it could have".
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However, Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian forces never attack residential buildings and that the residential building had probably collapsed because of a Ukrainian air defense counterattack.
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Dmitry Peskov's daughter was moved to a state-run "rehabilitation centre" for minors.
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Dmitry Peskov defended Moskalyov's conviction and called the father's parenting "deplorable".
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Dmitry Peskov called the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin "outrageous and unacceptable", and said that Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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In 1988, Dmitry Peskov married Anastasia Budyonnaya, the granddaughter of Soviet military commander Semyon Budyonny.
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On 12 May 2020, Dmitry Peskov was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Dmitry Peskov's wife has real estate holdings worth more than $10 million.
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When this fact was discovered, this caused a media reaction, and Dmitry Peskov replied that Navka had paid for the watch.
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Navalny cited data from yacht-tracking websites and social-media posts as evidence partially corroborating his source's claims, though he presented no direct proof that Dmitry Peskov had set foot on the vessel.
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On 28 February 2022, in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted Dmitry Peskov and had all his assets frozen.