Dmitry Peskov

Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov is a Russian diplomat and the press secretary for Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Some of the key events about Dmitry Peskov

  • 1989
    Graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in history and international relations
  • 1990
    Began career as a diplomat in the Soviet Foreign Ministry
  • 2000
    Joined the press service of the Russian President
  • 2004
    Appointed First Deputy Press Secretary of the President of Russia
  • 2008
    Became Press Secretary for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
  • 2012
    Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration and Press Secretary for President Putin
  • 2014
    Promoted to the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • 2014
    Defended Russia's annexation of Crimea, claiming it was a legitimate response to protect Russian-speaking populations
  • 2015
    Justified Russian military intervention in Syria, despite international concerns about civilian casualties
  • 2016
    Denied Russian involvement in the U.S. presidential election, despite evidence to the contrary
  • 2018
    Reappointed as Press Secretary for President Putin's new term
  • 2018
    Dismissed allegations of Russian involvement in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the UK
  • 2019
    Defended the arrest of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, initially claiming drug charges were legitimate
  • 2020
    Became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Olympic Committee
  • 2020
    Downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, contradicting health experts' warnings
  • 2021
    Justified the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, claiming he violated parole conditions
  • 2022
    Appointed as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
  • 2022
    Defended Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, describing it as a "special military operation"
  • 2022
    Threatened Western countries with nuclear retaliation for supporting Ukraine
  • 2023
    Dismissed reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, calling them "fake news"

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