Russia's war in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Kremlin drone incident was 'hostile act' in Goa, India, on May 5. (ANI/Reuters)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Wednesday’s purported drone attack on the Kremlin was a “hostile act” and that his government would respond with “concrete actions.”
“It was clearly a hostile act,” Lavrov said at a press conference in India. “We will not respond by talking about whether it was an incident or not, but we will respond with concrete actions. We have a lot of patience.”
On Wednesday, the Russian government claimed that two drones had attempted to strike the Kremlin.
Video of the purported attack first appeared in the early hours of Wednesday on Russian social media. The Kremlin was slow to react, eventually releasing a statement calling it a “planned terrorist attack,” a deliberate attempt by Ukraine to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, but presenting no evidence.
On Thursday, Russia also claimed that the United States was “undoubtedly” behind the incident.
Both allegations drew sharp denials from Kyiv and Washington.
Relations between the US and Russia are at their lowest point since the Cold War, but in the aftermath of Wednesday’s purported drone attack, Moscow has dramatically dialed up its rhetoric.
Source: CNN
