On the 3rd (local time), CCTV footage showed flames and smoke rising from the roof of the Kremlin Palace, the official residence of the Russian president, in Moscow. The Kremlin claims that two Ukrainian drones attacked the Kremlin and attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Red Square CCTV/UPI Yonhap News
The White House refuted Russia’s accusation of the U.S. being behind the Kremlin drone attack, calling it an “obvious and blatant lie.”
According to Reuters and others on the 4th (local time), White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said at a briefing that day, “We have nothing to do with this.”
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that Ukraine had attacked the Kremlin with a drone on the night of the 2nd. “I know that the decision on this act of terrorism is made by the United States, not by Ukraine,” he said. Ukraine is just doing it.”
“What we can say with certainty is that, contrary to Peskov’s lies, the United States is not involved in this in any way,” Kirby said. It is very clear that it is a lie.” When asked if he had communicated with the Russian side, he said, “I don’t know if it is necessary to do so.” He added that the United States is not officially investigating the incident, but is trying to find out what happened.
Russia warned of retaliation for the Kremlin drone attack, calling it a “terrorism targeting President Vladimir Putin.”
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2023-05-04 22:29:00
