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Washington: Kremlin ‘lying’ about US role in march attack

May 4, 2023

“We have nothing to do with this case,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told MSNBC, accusing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov of “outright lying. simple”.

Russian charge

Moscow accuses Washington of being responsible for the attack on the Kremlin headquarters. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Washington is behind Kiev’s attack on the Kremlin, and US attempts to evade it are ‘absurd’.” Peskov added that it is important that Washington, “which is involved in the attack on the Kremlin”, realizes the danger of such direct involvement in the conflict. Peskov said the incident with the two drones requires a thorough and urgent investigation, and it is not possible to say when the results will appear, adding: “We know that the decisions regarding these terrorist acts were made at Washington, not Kiev”. The Kremlin explained that “Kyiv only applies these decisions”.

Russian foreigner

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced what it described as an “unprecedented” Ukrainian “sabotage campaign” on its territory, and said:

There is no doubt that the Kyiv regime is behind the attempted terrorist attack on the Kremlin. Moscow will respond to the March attack based on assessments of the threat Kyiv poses to Russia’s leadership. Kyiv’s criminal actions once again confirm its reluctance to make peace and settle the conflict through diplomatic and political means.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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