White House Rejects Russian Claim That US Was Behind Attack Targeting Putin

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions at a press briefing with reporters at the White House in Washington on April 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

White House national security spokesman John Kirby on May 4 rejected an accusation by a top Russian official that the United States was behind a reported drone attack targeting the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the allegation in a briefing to reporters, claiming without providing evidence that Ukraine had acted on U.S. orders with the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin citadel on the night of May 3.