Russia has shifted its blame for the alleged drone-based assassination attempt on President Putin's life, now accusing the United States of coordinating the attack
"We know that often it isn’t even Kyiv that determines the targets, but Washington," Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the president of the Russian Federation, said at a briefing, according to the Moscow Times.
He continued,"It’s very important that Washington understands that we know this and understands how dangerous such direct involvement in the conflict is."National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told CNN Thursday that Peskov is"lying." "There's a word that comes to mind that I'm obviously, not appropriate to use on national TV," Kirby said when asked for his reaction.
"Obviously it's a ludicrous claim," Kirby continued."The United States had nothing to do with this. We don't even know exactly what happened here… but I can assure you the United States had had no role in it whatsoever.… We neither encourage nor do we enable Ukraine to strike outside Ukraine's borders."
Unconfirmed videos have begun circulating online appearing to show a drone being shot down over the Kremlin, and smoke risingNo injuries or damage to Putin's residence was reported. The Russian leader was seen in video and photos released Wednesday meeting with a regional governor outside Moscow.The Kremlin previously called the incident a"terrorist action" and threatenedThe U.S.
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