Bangladesh, Dec. 30 -- Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on December 29–30 after Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting a drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putins residences, a claim that Ukraine swiftly dismissed as baseless. The accusations, made without any publicly provided evidence, have cast a shadow over ongoing peace negotiations, raising concerns about the fragile prospects for a resolution to the conflict that has gripped the region since Russias invasion in February 2022.

Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on December 29 that Ukraine had launched 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeting Putins state residence in the Novgorod region in northwestern Russia over the weekend. ...