Blinken Expresses Skepticism of Russia’s Claim of Ukraine Drone Attack on Kremlin

A still image taken from video shows a flying object exploding in an intense burst of light near the dome of the Kremlin Senate building during the alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, on May 3, 2023. Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout via REUTERS

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 3 that Russia’s accusation that Ukraine tried to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin by trying to strike the Kremlin should be taken “with a very large shaker of salt.”

In a conversation with The Washington Post’s David Ignatius, Blinken said he has “seen the reports,” but “can’t in any way validate them” as “we simply don’t know.”