Russia Plays the Victim on Kremlin Drone Attack

The claim that Ukraine attempted an assassination of President Putin is particularly laughable. To start, the two drones that were shot down over the Kremlin did not resemble the military drones in Ukraine’s arsenal.

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A view of the Kremlin at Moscow, May 3, 2023. AP
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The Russian state would like the world to believe it is yet again the victim. This time, two amateur drones flying close to the Kremlin were part of a nefarious Ukrainian plot to kill President Putin.

That is what the official press service of Mr. Putin said in a statement released Wednesday after video of the aerial interception of the drones went viral.

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