Kremlin Claims US Masterminded “Drone Attack”

NBC News reports:

Russia claimed Thursday that the United States was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin that it said was a Ukrainian attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

The accusation, made without citing evidence, comes less than 24 hours after Moscow said that it had foiled an overnight drone strike on the building that acts as the heart of the country’s government and Putin’s residence — something Kyiv strongly denied.

Three American officials, speaking to NBC News on Wednesday, said the U.S. had no prior knowledge of any attack. But on Thursday Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov [photo] went further, claiming that Washington had masterminded the incident.

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