Trump Criticizes Alleged Ukrainian Strike on 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 shows Vladimir Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod Region, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters

President Donald Trump on Dec. 29 said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Monday morning that Ukraine 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 Monday.