MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that the war in Ukraine was an existential question for Russia, after U.S. President Donald Trump likened it to a playground fight.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed Trump’s comments, stating they did not signal a U.S. unwillingness to continue mediating. Read also: Putin plays victim in Trump call after Ukraine’s Cobweb op Peskov claimed that for Russia,

The Kremlin criticised comments made by US president Donald Trump as he compared the war between Russia and Ukraine to “kids fighting in a park”. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.