(2026-01-05). Trump says Ukraine did not target Putin residence, disputing Russian claim of drone attack. scmp.com US President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week said Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Putin's state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region that the Russian defence systems were able to defeat. Lavrov also…
(2026-01-05). Trump's new Russia U-turn: calls Putin liar over Moscow's 'President house attacked' claim | Ukraine. hindustantimes.com US President Donald Trump said American intelligence agencies have found no evidence that Ukraine targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence in a recent drone attack, contradicting claims made by the Kremlin. Trump stated that while an incident may have occurred nearby, US officials do not believe Putin's residence was the intended target. The remarks come amid sensitive negotiations to end the Ukraine war, with European officials accusing Moscow of exaggerating the incident to derail peace talks. The controversy emerged shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Trump in Florida to disc…
(2026-01-05). Venezuela abduction backfires? Putin unleashes fury on Ukraine as US gets distracted with Maduro. hindustantimes.com Russia carried out its first deadly strike on Kyiv of 2026, hitting a private medical centre in the Obolonskyi district, killing at least two people and injuring several others as blasts damaged homes and cut power in the wider region. The attack, part of a broader wave of Russian "revenge" strikes after earlier hits on Kharkiv, comes as Donald Trump talks up "peace" in Ukraine while defending his shock January 3 operation to seize Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro on narco‚Äëterrorism charges.
(2026-01-05). U.S. faces domestic criticism over military operation in Venezuela. ecns.cn Democratic lawmakers have led much of the criticism, focusing on constitutional concerns and possible resource-driven motives. Senator Tim Kaine called it "an unauthorized military attack on Venezuela" that bypasses Congress, saying that he will force a Senate vote next week on a resolution to constrain the president's war powers. "President Trump's unauthorized military attack on Venezuela to arrest Maduro — however terrible he is — is a sickening return to a day when the United States asserted the right to dominate the internal political affairs of all nations in the Western Hemisphere," Kaine said.