JAKARTA - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has slammed Ukraine's attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence as a "slap" to US President Donald Trump, who is making every effort to "save what is left of Ukraine."
"I'm now talking about the US government and many others who are focused on how to save what is left of Ukraine. Let's call everything by its name. Right at the moment when provisions and plans are being discussed, when words are being sought, this cold-blooded and raging terrorist scum is undermining peace efforts," he said in an interview with the Soloviov Live television channel, as reported by TASS (30/12).
"This is unprecedented. We always knew that they were carrying out terrorist attacks. And we have been talking about it," he said.
When asked if this could be interpreted as a "slap" for the US president, he replied, "Of course."
"And this is typical of Zelensky's behavior like this towards various global leaders. He is used to behaving like this with the previous government," Zakharova added.
Previously, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters that Ukraine had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack on President Vladimir Putin's state residence in Novgorod Region using 91 long-range combat drones on the night of December 29.
However, everything was successfully knocked down by Russian electronic warfare equipment, he said, adding that no casualties or damage were reported.
He also stressed that the attack was carried out at a time when "Russia and the United States are engaged in intensive talks on resolving the Ukrainian conflict."
After the incident, President Putin said in a telephone call with US President Donald Trump, Russia would revise its stance in settlement talks.
At the same time, President Putin stressed that Russia intends to continue to work closely with its American partners to find a path to peace.
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