Russia blames US for Kremlin drone attack
Russia has blamed the US for planning “a deliberate attempt” to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack against the Kremlin, vowing retaliatory measures when it deems appropriate.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov underlined in a Thursday statement that Moscow is aware that Washington had selected the target of the drone strike and that Kiev was merely carrying out the US plan.
Another Kremlin statement declared earlier on Wednesday that a drone attack was foiled on the official residence of the Russian president in the early hours of the day.
Peskov emphasized later that Moscow reserves the right "to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit.”
He further noted that Russia had several retaliatory options under consideration and that the response, whenever it came, would be carefully examined and balanced.
He added that an urgent probe into the attack was underway, but could not predict when the results would be announced.
US officials, however, insist that they were still assessing the incident, claiming they had no information about who might have been responsible.
Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin.
After the initial report of the incident, another video appeared on social media showing the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin.
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