Russia Ukraine denies attack on Putin residence
US President Donald Trump has criticized the alleged Ukrainian attack on a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
30.12.2025, 05:47
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"That's not good," Trump said after confirming that he had been informed by Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Russia's accusations. They were a pretext to continue the war and to attack government buildings in Kiev again.
Putin's foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, said that the Kremlin hoped the USA would understand that Russia was reconsidering its position in the negotiations following the alleged terrorist attack on Putin's estate. According to Russian media, the property in question is Putin's Valdai residence, which is located in the Novgorod region between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Putin is said to often spend his weekends there with his family. There are residences available for the Russian president in many parts of the world's largest country in terms of area.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov first made the attempted "terrorist attack" public on Monday. He spoke of 91 Ukrainian drones with a longer range that Russia's air defense had shot down. According to Lavrov, nothing was known about damage or casualties. However, Lavrov also announced retaliatory strikes by Moscow in Kiev. He did not give any details.
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced in the evening that the drones had been "neutralized" over the Bryansk, Smolensk and Novgorod regions. The information could not be independently verified.
Russian advisor: Trump was shocked
Trump was "shocked" by Putin's descriptions, claimed Ushakov. "In view of the state terrorism carried out by Kiev, the Russian side cannot act differently," he emphasized with regard to the statement that Russia was now putting its position in the peace negotiations to the test. "This was expressed very clearly," said Ushakov. At the same time, Putin emphasized "that the Russian side wants to continue to work closely and fruitfully with its American partners to find ways to achieve peace".
Trump is criticized from his own camp
Trump confirmed that Putin had informed him about the alleged drone attack. In this context, he pointed out that he had not issued a release of Tomahawk weapons in October, which Ukraine had requested. The cruise missile has a long range and could have enabled Ukraine to fire it deep into the Russian hinterland. The US president said: "It's one thing to be offensive because they (Russia) have been offensive. "But it's another thing to attack his house."
Trump received criticism for his statements from his own camp. Republican Congressman Don Bacon, a former Air Force general and member of the Defense Committee, wrote on Platform X: "President Trump and his team should get their facts straight before apportioning blame. Putin is known to blatantly lie."
Selenskyj had negotiated an end to the war with Trump in the USA on Sunday, without any tangible result. "It is clear that we had a meeting with Trump yesterday, and it is clear that it is a failure for the Russians if there is no scandal between us and America, but we make progress. They don't want to end this war," said Selenskyj. He again called for pressure on Russia to end the war.
Ukraine has repeatedly defended itself against Moscow's war of aggression, which has been going on for almost four years, with drone attacks on Russian targets.
