The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone attack on a presidential residence in the Novgorod region would toughen Russia's position on a possible peace deal to end the fighting. ADVERTISEMENTKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted Ukraine's denial of the drone attack - and said that many Western media were playing along with Kyiv's denial. Peskov declined to say where Putin was at the time of the attack, saying that in light of recent events such details should not be in the public domain. When asked if Russia had physical evidence of the drone attack, he said air defences shot the drones down but that the question of wreckage was for the defence ministry. "Almost a day passed, and Russia still hasn’t provided any plausible evidence to its accusations of Ukraine’s alleged 'attack on Putin’s residence'.

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2025 10:34 UTC