Russia claims it foiled a Ukrainian assassination attempt using drones against President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak denied any involvement.
The alleged attack immediately prompted calls in Russia from pro-Kremlin personalities to carry out assassinations on senior leadership in Ukraine.
A video published overnight on a local Moscow news Telegram channel, filmed across the river from the Kremlin, appeared to show smoke rising over the buildings. It wasn't possible to ascertain its veracity. The claims came as Zelenskyy made an unannounced visit to Helsinki for talks with the prime ministers of five Nordic countries. He is trying to secure greater firepower for his country’s armed forces as they figure out how to dislodge Russian troops from occupied areas of Ukraine.The Nordic countries — Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland — have been among Kyiv's strongest backers since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The weapons will all be pulled from Pentagon stocks, so they can go quickly to the front lines, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the aid has not yet been formally announced. Explosions also derailed a Russian freight train and hit a Russian airfield in recent days. Last weekend, a massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official said.
Signed last July and renewed twice, most recently in March, the deal unblocked Ukrainian grain shipments that were held up in the country's blockaded ports last year. The deal will expire on May 18 unless Russia agrees to its renewal.
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