2023-05-05 09:08:46
The alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin this week might not have taken place without the United States knowing regarding it, the head of Russian diplomacy said on Friday, while Washington and Kyiv denied any involvement.
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“This is a hostile act. It is clear that the Kyiv terrorists might not have committed it without their bosses knowing regarding it,” Sergei Lavrov said during a trip to India, saying that Moscow was going to take “concrete actions” to respond to this alleged attack.
On Wednesday, Moscow claimed to have intercepted two Ukrainian drones targeting the Kremlin, denouncing an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. Kyiv denied any involvement and Washington questioned the Russian accusations.
On Thursday, Russia – through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov – accused the United States of ordering the alleged attack.
Washington immediately reacted by denouncing a “lie” and denying any involvement.
“If you believe that as soon as the United States and Ukraine have dismissed the charges, we must stop thinking what we know regarding it, this is not the case”, for his part insisted on Friday Mr. Lavrov, speaking to the press.
“The ability of our Ukrainian and Western friends to lie is very well known,” he said.
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