Moscow, Feb. 16 -- Moscow and Washington will from now on focus on peace, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with television host Pavel Zarubin, Russian state media reported on Sunday.

Following the recent phone conversation between US President Donald Trump with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin spokesperson said, "They send a powerful message that from now on we will try to solve problems through dialogue. And from now on we will talk about peace, not war," a report in TASS said.

Putin and Trump spoke by phone on February 12 and discussed stopping hostilities in Ukraine, bilateral relations and some other issues. The leaders agreed to maintain contact and arrange a face-to-face meeting.

Meanwhile, in a...