Kremlin says alleged strikes on an oil depot in Belgorod do not create "comfortable conditions" for peace talks

Reports of Ukrainian military helicopters targeting an oil storage depot in Russia do not create conditions conducive to continuing peace talks, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

According to the BBC, earlier today, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, which lies north of Ukraine, said that an oil depot was ablaze following an attack by two Ukrainian helicopters.

Peskov was asked at his daily press briefing whether the reported attack amounted to an escalation of the conflict."Of course, this is not something that can be perceived as creating conditions comfortable for the continuation of negotiations," he replied.