Russia says U.S. was behind Kremlin drone attack, drawing quick denial
By: Mark Trevelyan (Reuters)
The drone attack is inconsequential. The real news is that Russian hardliners are becoming more prominent with their demands to escalate the war. These aren't brave words from a demoralized and defeated enemy. Russian hardliners are pushing to step across Biden's red line. The increasing belligerence coming out of Moscow may indicate that Putin is losing ability to restrain the hardliners.
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May 4 (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Thursday of being behind what it says was a drone attack on Moscow's Kremlin citadel intended to kill President Vladimir Putin. A day after blaming Ukraine for what it called a terrorist attack, the Kremlin administration shifted the focus onto the United States, but without providing evidence. The White House was quick to reject the charge. Ukraine has also denied involvement in the incident in the early hours of Wednesday, when video footage showed two flying objects approaching the Senate Palace inside the Kremlin walls and one exploding with a bright flash. "Attempts to disown this, both in Kyiv and in Washington, are, of course, absolutely ridiculous. We know very well that decisions about such actions, about such terrorist attacks, are made not in Kyiv but in Washington," said Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He said the United States was "undoubtedly" behind the incident and added - again without stating evidence - that Washington often selected both the targets for Ukraine to attack, and the means to attack them. "This is also often dictated from across the ocean ... In Washington they must clearly understand that we know this," Peskov said. White House national security spokesman John Kirby told MSNBC television the Russian claims were false, and that Washington does not encourage or enable Ukraine …
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