Europe does not believe Moscow. 'No evidence' of drone attack on Putin's residence

Berlin and Paris are reacting strongly to Russian accusations regarding the alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence. The government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that Moscow may use this incident as a pretext to escalate the conflict, sharing Kiev's concerns. In turn, Emmanuel Macron's entourage points to the complete lack of evidence confirming the Kremlin's version that 91 drones were shot down.

Germany: Russia may use accusations of a drone attack on Putin's residence as a pretext for escalation

We share Ukraine's concerns that accusations of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence may be used by Russia as a pretext to escalate the conflict, the German government spokesman said on Tuesday.

In a statement, the spokesman noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia may use blaming Ukraine for the attack on the presidential residence in the Novgorod Oblast to escalate the armed conflict.

“We share this concern,” said the representative of Friedrich Merz's government.

Macron believes that there is no evidence confirming Ukraine's attack on Putin's residence

A source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that, in Macron's opinion, there is no evidence to support Russia's accusations against Ukraine of carrying out an attack on Vladimir Putin's residence.

– There is no strong evidence, including after verification of data with our partners, that would confirm the serious accusations made by the Russian authorities – said the source, quoted by AFP.

– Ukraine and its partners are committed to a path to peace, while Russia has chosen to continue and intensify its war against Ukraine. This in itself is an opposition to (US President Donald) Trump's peace agenda, the source added.

Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on Putin's residence

The Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Monday that Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence with drones at night. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ukrainians used 91 drones, all of which were shot down. The minister informed that no one was hurt in the attack and the drones did not cause any damage.

Zelensky categorically denied that Ukrainian troops carried out an attack on Putin's residence. A similar tone was also expressed by, among others: head of Ukrainian diplomacy Andriy Sybiha.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Tuesday that Russia would toughen its position in talks regarding Ukraine. This is supposed to be a response to the alleged Ukrainian attack.

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