“Putin meets with Gerasimov every day, it’s still unclear about the Power of Siberia —2” — EADaily, July 2nd, 2026 — Politics, Russia

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov at today’s briefing commented on the massive night strike The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on objects of Ukraine, and also answered topical questions.

EADaily publishes key abstracts:

• A massive blow The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was retaliatory and was inflicted “exclusively on military or near-military facilities” of Ukraine.
• Vladimir Putin meets almost daily with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov behind closed doors.
• The pressure on the Kiev regime will increase in order to “achieve its goals.”
• The legitimacy of Vladimir Zelensky is under serious question from the point of view of law.
• The Kremlin has seen media reports that on Presidential elections are not excluded in Ukraine, but there are no official statements on this matter.
• Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev will indeed represent Russia at the farewell ceremony for the deceased supreme leader of Iran Ali Khamenei.
• Escalation from the outside The EU in relation to Russia is aggravated by the already high tensions on the European continent.
• Moscow cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that Europe has embarked on the path of militarization and is preparing for war with Russia. This forces Moscow to plan additional security measures.
• Reliable security of Russia and its national interests will be guaranteed, there should be no doubt about it.
• The Kremlin does not know whether agreements with Beijing on the Power of Siberia —2 will be formalized at the Eastern Economic Forum, this is a corporate process.