Financial transactions are a matter for the companies involved and not for the government, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The issue of compliance with US sanctions by Chinese banks falls outside the purview of the Kremlin, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

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The Russian president has discussed how the Ukraine conflict began, and how it could end, with foreign media agencies Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered an overview of how he sees the Ukraine conflict’s roots and where the crisis may be headed, as well as the prospects of peace and speculation about a full-fledged war with NATO,…