Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach suggested Ukraine would never get Crimea back, prompting the Ukrainian foreign ministry to call on Germany to publicly reject the comments
Kyiv has desperately been attempting to evacuate soldiers and civilians from the port city under siege for weeks
Officials in Moscow have accused Google of helping the West wage an "information war" against Russia
Peskov also said that people should disregard rumors that officials could soon call for a national mobilization
It was business as usual on Friday as pipelines continued to pump gas to Europe
"I said, 'How smart is that?' He's going to go in and be a peacekeeper," Trump added. "That's the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border"
Ukraine largely has the support of Western nations, whom Putin has accused of trying to lure away Ukraine
Conditions for talks include restoring Ukrainian control of its territories, compensation for damage caused by Russian forces, and punishment for any Russian war criminals.
The announcement from the Kremlin was "yet more disinformation from their well-worn playbook," said State Department spokesman Ned Price