Kremlin refuses to provide evidence of alleged drone attack on Putin's residence

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the possibility of the Russian authorities providing evidence of an alleged drone attack on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Telegram channel Astra.

“I don't think there should be any evidence here if such a massive drone attack were carried out, which, thanks to the well-coordinated work of the Air Defense Forces, was shot down and neutralized. As for the debris, I can't say anything here; of course, this is a matter for our military,” Peskov said.

In response to a question about evidence of an alleged UAV attack on Putin's residence, the Kremlin spokesman called on people to “take the Russian authorities at their word.”

Peskov called the alleged attack on the residence a “terrorist act” aimed at “disrupting the negotiation process” between Putin and US President Donald Trump. He also called the statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Western media that there was no such attack “absolutely insane claims.”

He added that from now on, Moscow would take a tougher negotiating position.

As reported by Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky called the statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about an alleged drone attack on Putin's residence in Valday “another lie by the Russian Federation.”

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, quoted by Astra, on the night of December 29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly launched 91 drones at Putin's state residence in Valday, Novgorod region. The Russian minister threatened Ukraine with a “retaliatory strike” and said that the targets and timing of the attack had already been determined.