Russia keeps trying to convince US of attack on Putin's residence
Photo: Igor Kostyukov, head of the GRU (Russian media)
The head of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Igor Kostyukov, allegedly handed US representatives evidence of an attack on the residence of President Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Kostyukov met with a representative of the military attaché’s office at the US Embassy in Moscow. The Russian agency claims that the American official was given materials with decoded routing data and the controller of a Ukrainian drone that was allegedly shot down while repelling an attack on Putin’s residence.
Notably, the decoding of the drone controllers’ navigation memory was carried out by Russian intelligence officials.
"We want to give you the controller and a description of this controller made by our specialists. We believe this step will resolve all questions and help establish the truth," Kostyukov said during the meeting.
Russian fake claims of an attack on Putin’s residence
A few days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that Ukrainian drones had attempted to attack Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region.
According to him, 91 Ukrainian drones flew toward the residence.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that this information is false. He noted that Russia is trying to derail peace negotiations, as Lavrov made the claim the day after a successful meeting between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.
On the same day, Putin reportedly called Trump to complain about an attack on his residence.
Neither European countries nor the US have found any evidence to support the Russian officials’ claims. Meanwhile, on December 31, Trump reposted an article on his social media titled "Putin attack bluster shows Russia is the one standing in the way of peace."
Additionally, an unnamed US official told the Wall Street Journal that, according to CIA assessments, no attack on Putin’s residence took place.
