Ukraine tried to attack Vladimir Putin‘s residence, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish for the Russian leader’s death during his annual Christmas address.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Kyiv had attempted to attack President Putin’s state residence in the Novgorod region and so Moscow‘s negotiating position would change, Interfax reported.
The attack involved 91 long-range drones, he said.
‘Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,’ Lavrov was quoted as saying.
It was not immediately clear if Putin was in the residence at the time. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
‘Today we all share one dream. And we make one wish, for all of us: may he perish,’ the Ukrainian president said on Christmas day.
‘We ask for peace for Ukraine. We fight for it. And we pray for it. And we deserve it. That every Ukrainian family may live in harmony,’ Zelensky continued.
The attempted attack comes as the warring countries edge closer to peace after almost four years of conflict.
The Kremlin said on Monday it agrees with US President Donald Trump that the Ukraine peace talks are in their ‘final stage’.
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