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Yeah, Peskov already made a statement basically saying this is false. I saw interesting speculation that the story was put out intentionally so Russia would come out and dismiss it before the Ukraine meeting in London, and then the narrative could be that Russia doesn't want a deal. Peskov's statement is more sophisticated than that though, he doesn't outright deny it, but very strongly insinuates it's bullshit.

https://www.rt.com/russia/616126-only-trust-firsthand-sources-on/