[citation needed] In 1989, Peskov graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at the Moscow State University, specializing in History and Eastern studies.

[4] In January 2016, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, sent an e-mail to Dmitry Peskov asking for help with a business deal in Moscow.

The Washington Post called this the "most direct outreach documented by a top Trump aide to a similarly senior member of Putin's government.

[14] On 2 August 2022, Peskov said Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was leading to an "increase in tension" in the region and accused the United States of choosing "the path of confrontation", adding "We want to emphasise once again that we are absolutely in solidarity with China, its attitude towards the problem is understandable and absolutely justified.

[20] On 26 October 2022, Peskov said, without providing evidence, that Ukraine was planning a terrorist sabotage act using a "dirty bomb"—or an explosive that contains radioactive waste material.

[27] That same month, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed their responsibility for the Dnipro residential building airstrike, which killed over 40 civilians.

[29] In March 2023, single father Alexei Moskalyov was sentenced to two years in prison under Russia's 2022 war censorship laws for anti-war comments on social media.

"[31] He called the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin "outrageous and unacceptable",[32] and said that Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

"[35][36] He claimed that the goals of the "special military operation" were "partially achieved", but the tasks "related to the protection of Donbas residents" were far from being completed.

[39] In an interview with The New York Times on 6 August 2023, Peskov said that Russia did not seek to annex more territory in Ukraine and that "we just want to control all the land we have now written into our constitution as ours."

"[40] In an interview with the RBK news agency, Peskov said that Russia "theoretically" does not need to hold presidential elections because "it’s obvious that Putin will be reelected.

"[41] On 2 November 2023, Peskov said that the war in Ukraine was "not in a stalemate" and Russian troops would continue to fight, saying that "all the goals that were set should be fulfilled.

[44] On 22 April 2024 after the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 had passed the US House of Representatives by a margin of 311 to 112,[45] Peskov remarked the legislation authorizing the confiscation of frozen Russian reserves as "nothing less than the demolition of all the foundations of the economic system" and "an attack on state property, state assets and private property.

[51] Their son, Nikolay Peskov (born 1990), is a former conscript in Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces,[19][52] and reportedly served in the Wagner Group, although his Tesla Model X was repeatedly caught violating speed limits in Moscow at the same time he was allegedly serving on the war front in Ukraine.

[51] Their daughter, Elizaveta "Liza" Peskova (born 1998), is an assistant to far-right Aymeric Chauprade, a French Member of the European Parliament.

[54][55] After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Elizaveta posted the words "no to war" to her Instagram page, and deleted it shortly afterwards.

[56][57] Peskova owns a company in Russia called "Centrum Moscow", whose revenue increased 70 times for the 2022 fiscal year, with Elizaveta earning a record 137 million rubles.

[68] Russian anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny said on 17 August that Peskov vacationed recently with his new wife off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia on a €350,000 per week yacht called the Maltese Falcon.

Navalny cited data from yacht-tracking websites and social-media posts as evidence partially corroborating his source's claims, though he presented no direct proof that Peskov had set foot on the vessel.

[62] On 28 February 2022, in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted Peskov and had all his assets frozen.

[74][75][76] The United States also sanctioned his wife, Tatiana Navka, and two of his children, Nikolay Peskov and Elizaveta Peskova.