President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied Russian claims that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s homes and accused Moscow of trying to derail peace talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Kiev used 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight to attack President Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia.
Russia said it would now review its position on the peace talks. It is not yet clear where President Putin was at the time of the attack.
Zelensky dismissed the claims as “typical Russian lies” aimed at giving the Kremlin a pretext to continue its attacks on Ukraine.
He said Russia had previously targeted government buildings in Kiev.
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In a statement shared on Telegram on Monday, Lavrov said all 91 drones had been found. He claimed that the missile fired from President Putin’s residence was intercepted and destroyed by Russian air defense systems.
He added that no casualties or damage were reported from the attack.
“Russia’s negotiating position will be revised taking into account the final regression of the criminal regime in Kiev, which has turned to a policy of state terrorism,” he said.
But he added that Russia had no intention of ending the negotiating process with the United States, Russian news agency Tass reported.
Moscow’s claims come after Trump and Zelenskyy discussed a revised peace plan to end the war during talks between the United States and Ukraine in Florida on Sunday.
Zelenskyy proposed that the United States provide security guarantees to Ukraine for 15 years, and Trump said there was “almost 95 percent” agreement on that point.
The Ukrainian leader described territorial issues and the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant as the last unresolved issues, and there were few signs of progress on the future of Ukraine’s Donbas region, which Russia wants to take full control of.
Moscow currently controls about 75% of the Donetsk region and about 99% of the neighboring Luhansk region. The two regions are collectively called Donbas.
Russia had previously rejected key parts of the plan under discussion.
The White House said Monday that Trump “concluded a positive phone call” with Putin following the U.S.-Ukraine meeting.
Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said in a call with reporters Monday that Putin had pointed out that the attack on his residence occurred “immediately after what the United States considered a successful meeting.”
“The US president was shocked and angry by this information and said he could not believe such an insane act. This would undoubtedly affect the US approach to working with Zelenskyy,” Usakhov said.
The White House did not address the claim when confirming that the call took place.
Ushakov added that Putin said there would be “the strongest response” to “reckless acts of terrorism.”
