Modi concerned over Putin’s residence attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday voiced “deep concern” over the reports of the targeting of the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged Russia and Ukraine to focus on diplomatic efforts to end hostilities.

“Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation,” Modi said in a social media post. Russia claimed on Monday that 91 long-range Ukrainian drones attempted to attack Putin’s country residence in the Novgorod region, north of Moscow. Modi said the ongoing diplomatic efforts offer the most viable path toward ending hostilities and achieving peace. “We urge all concerned to remain focused on these efforts and to avoid any actions that could undermine them,” the PM said. Amidst a nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, and amid a flare-up in tensions between Moscow and Kyiv over

Russian claims of a mass drone attack on a lakeside residence used by President Vladimir Putin have been denied by Ukraine. Russian and Ukrainian officials have exchanged bitter accusations over Moscow’s allegations that Ukraine attempted to attack the Russian leader’s residence in northwestern Russia with 91 long-range drones almost immediately after US President Donald Trump’s Sunday talks with Zelenskyy.