Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky was not targeting Putin residence in drone attack, CIA tells Trump
Ukraine ‘did not attempt to assassinate Putin’, CIA tells Trump
- The CIA informed US president Donald Trump that Ukraine did not attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin, contradicting Russian claims.
- US intelligence assessed Russia's allegation of a drone attack on Putin's residence as false, indicating the incident was misrepresented.
- Ukraine dismissed Russian videos of alleged drone wreckage as 'laughable' and accused Moscow of staging the event to derail peace talks.
- Both Russia and Ukraine conducted drone strikes on each other's energy grids around the New Year period.
- Russia claimed Ukrainian drones struck a cafe and hotel in occupied Kherson, causing casualties, while Ukraine denied targeting civilians, stating its strikes focused on military and energy sites.