Claim That US Ordered Kremlin Drone Strike Is 'Ludicrous', Says White House

The White House dismissed as "ludicrous" claims by Russia that Washington orchestrated drone strikes on Moscow, saying the US was not involved in the attack and accusing Russia of lying.

- Pjotr Sauer

"I can assure you that there was no involvement by the United States. Whatever it was, it didn't involve us," the US national security council spokesperson, John Kirby, told MSNBC when asked about comments made by the Kremlin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, in which he accused Washington of ordering the strike.

"We had nothing to do with it. Peskov is just lying there, pure and simple," Kirby said.

Earlier yesterday, Peskov said the US "dictated" the plan of what Russia says was a drone attack on the Kremlin intended to kill Vladimir Putin. Peskov did not provide any evidence to support the allegations.

Peskov said: "We are well aware that decisions on such actions, on such terrorist attacks, are not made in Kyiv. But in Washington. And Kyiv is doing what it is told to do.

It is very important that in Washington they understand that we know this, and understand how dangerous such direct participation in the conflict is."

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other Ukrainian officials have denied Russian allegations that Ukraine was involved in a drone attack on the Kremlin that was intended to kill Putin.