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On Ukraine striking home of Putin, Trump calls out Russian propaganda

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January 06, 2026

PRESIDENT Donald Trump told reporters that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern.

On Ukraine striking home of Putin, Trump calls out Russian propaganda

Rescuers working at a site of a Russian drone attack on a medical facility in Kyiv on Monday, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine | AFP

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week said Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Putin’s state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region that the Russian defence systems were able to defeat. Lavrov also criticised Kyiv for launching the attack at amoment of intensive negotiations to end the war.

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