Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir V. Putin with a drone attack after a pair of explosions above the Kremlin early Wednesday. However, Kyiv has denied any involvement in the incident. Video footage verified by The New York Times showed what appeared to be two drones detonating over the Kremlin 15 minutes apart. The Ukrainian government has asserted that Russia manufactured the incident to distract attention from Ukraine’s expected imminent counteroffensive and possibly justify escalation by Moscow. American officials are still trying to determine what happened. Whatever the drones’ provenance, it was clear that the Kremlin had made an unusually deliberate choice to publicize the incident. The explosions at the Kremlin could serve as a pretext for Mr. Putin to escalate the war in some way.
“We will demand the use of weapons capable of stopping and destroying the Kyiv…
2023-05-03 18:20:46
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