Trump Criticizes Alleged Ukrainian Attempt to Strike Putin’s Residence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian government was lying about the strikes to excuse prolonging a war it sparked with its 2022 invasion.

Satellite imagery of Russian President Vladimir Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 29 said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that morning that Ukraine had attempted to strike his residence in the Russian city of Novgorod.

“I don’t like it. It’s not good,” Trump told reporters after welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago residence and resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29.