The Kremlin has claimed that Ukraine attempted to attack Vladimir Putin‘s residence in a long-range drone attack hours after Donald Trump hailed progress in peace talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Kyiv had attempted to attack President Putin’s remote retreat in the Novgorod region and so Moscow‘s negotiating position would change, Interfax reported.
‘Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,’ Lavrov was quoted as saying, adding that the attack involved 91 long-range drones.
Zelensky has denied the claims, calling them ‘lies’.
It was not immediately clear if Putin was in the residence at the time.
The attempted attack comes as the warring countries edge closer to signing a peace deal after almost four years of conflict.
Trump on Sunday celebrated the success of his highly anticipated peace talks with Zelensky, revealing they are ‘very close’ to striking an agreement on all but ‘one or two thorny issues’.
The President had earlier welcomed the Ukrainian leader to his Mar-a-Lago estate with open arms when he arrived in Florida to discuss a 20-point plan aimed at ending the war with Russia.
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