Zelenskyy rejects Russia’s claim Ukraine drones attacked Putin’s residence
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Russia says it is reviewing its negotiating position after claiming Ukrainian drones attacked the state residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin overnight Monday.
Russia says it is reviewing its negotiating position after claiming Ukrainian drones attacked the state residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin overnight Monday, an allegation Ukraine’s president called a “complete fabrication.”
In a statement on his ministry’s Telegram channel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of moving “towards a policy of state terrorism” and said “such reckless actions will not go unanswered.” He said targets and timing for retaliatory strikes had already been determined.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that the allegation was “intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv,” and undermine peace talks.
“Typical Russian lies,” he wrote.
“Ukraine does not take steps that can undermine diplomacy. To the contrary, Russia always takes such steps. This is one of many differences between us.”
The allegation came soon after Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump emerged from lengthy negotiations in Florida with claims of progress, but no word on a potential deal to end Russia’s brutal, years-long war.
The talks were held as Russia continued to bombard Ukraine with missile and drone strikes over the weekend, including in the capital of Kyiv.
Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide, said in a separate Telegram statement that Putin and Trump had spoken on Monday and that Putin had been briefed by Trump and his senior advisers about Washington’s negotiations with Ukraine.
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