BREAKING Russia claims Ukraine droned Vladimir Putin's residence and says it is reviewing its position in peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine tried to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region and that Moscow's position in the negotiations would therefore be reviewed, Reuters reports.

Lavrov said that on December 28-29, Ukraine attacked Putin's state residence in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range drones and that all were destroyed by Russian air defenses.

“Such irresponsible actions will not go unanswered,” Lavrov said, adding that the attack amounted to “state terrorism.”

He stated that the targets for retaliatory strikes by the Russian armed forces had already been determined.

Lavrov claimed that the attack took place during negotiations on a possible peace deal with Ukraine and that while Russia would not leave the negotiations, Moscow's position would be reviewed.

It was not immediately clear from Lavrov's comments whether Putin was in the residence at the time of the alleged attack.

Russia had said earlier on Monday that peace negotiations with Ukraine were in the final phase

Lavrov's comments come after Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier in the day that he agreed with US President Donald Trump that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine were in the final stages.

“Of course,” the Russian presidential spokesman said when asked by reporters if Moscow shared Trump's view that he was closer than ever to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Peskov said Ukraine should withdraw its troops from the part of Donbas it still controls if it wants peace, but made no reference to an alleged drone strike targeting President Vladimir Putin.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump spoke for about three hours on Sunday at Mar-A-Lago, the US president's Florida residence, about the differences that remain in the attempt to reach a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia to end the war.

In the end, the US president announced that he is convinced that a peace deal is “close” and called “one or two very thorny issues” that remain to be resolved, in a joint press conference with Zelenski.

Trump raised the prospect of a trilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky to end the war

The US president admitted that the fate of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, which Moscow claims, remains an unresolved issue. Russia does not have absolute control over the territory that makes up the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, but claims them as part of its territory alongside Kherson and Zaporozhye, where it also does not have full control.

“We are getting close to an agreement on this. And this is an important issue,” Trump said in a joint conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “That's certainly one of the big issues, and I think we're getting closer.”

For his part, Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine must respect the people and “the territory we control”. He states that Ukraine's attitude towards Donbas is “very clear” and that Ukraine has “a different position vis-à-vis Russia”.

Zelenskiy reiterated his position that the issue of territory would ultimately have to be resolved by the Ukrainian people and noted that a referendum could be held on any aspect of the peace plan, not just territory.

“We can hold a referendum on any aspect of this plan,” he said. “Of course, our society must choose,” and Ukrainians are the ones who must vote, “because it is their land, not one person's. It is the land of our nation for many generations.”

Asked if he sees it possible to organize a trilateral meeting between Russia, the US and Ukraine, Trump said yes, but “at the right time”.

Putin “wants this to happen,” the US president said, referring to the trilateral meeting. “He told me very firmly, and I believe him.”