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30 Dec 2025, 02:11 GMT+10
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Ukraine of targeting the Russian president
Russia's response to a failed Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's state residence will not be diplomatic, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that on the night of December 28-29, "the Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack using 91 long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles on the state residence of the president of the Russian Federation in Novgorod Region."
He noted that all 91 UAVs were intercepted, with no casualties or material damage reported.
Lavrov noted that while Moscow remains committed to the US-mediated peace process, "Russia's negotiating position will be revised" in light of Ukraine's "reckless actions."
"Targets for retaliatory strikes and the time for their implementation by the Russian Armed Forces have been determined," the minister warned.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told Russian media that during a phone conversation with Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said he was "shocked by this news and expressed outrage, stating that he could not have imagined such crazy actions on the part of Kiev."
READ MORE: Lavrov responds to failed Ukrainian attack on Putin's residence (VIDEO)
Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky has denied the attack, claiming Moscow is only seeking a pretext to jeopardize the "progress" made by the US and Ukraine and to attack the government quarter in Kiev.
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