President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Russia's accusations that Ukraine had attempted to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region as "lies."
In a social media post, he said that Russia was trying to undermine the progress made in the Ukraine-US peace talks and that Moscow was preparing to attack Ukrainian government buildings in Kyiv.
"This alleged 'residence strike' story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia's own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war," Zelenskyy
wrote.
Earlier on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the alleged attack would alter Moscow's negotiating position and threatened retaliation.
