Putin Claims Drone Attack on His Weekend Home, Negotiations Suddenly Weird
KEY POINTS
- â˘On Monday, Putin told Trump Ukraine allegedly attacked his Dolgiye Borody vacation residence, prompting threats of retaliation.
- â˘Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov claimed Russia destroyed 91 incoming drones but offered no proof of the attack.
- â˘Zelensky denied Ukraineâs involvement and suggested Russia fabricated the incident to derail peace talks negotiated with U.S. support.
On Monday, Vladimir Putin dialed up Donald Trump for their second intelligence pow-wow in 24 hours to say Ukraine sent a drone attack to his Dolgiye Borody holiday pad â yes, the one Russians use as a vacation spot, because nothing says 'fear me' like attacking a summer house. Kremlinâs Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proudly announced Russiaâs air defenses vaporized 91 long-range drones en route to the Novgorod region, between Moscow and St. Petersburg, but forgot to show evidence, which is so 2020. Putin's top aide Yuri Ushakov promised 'reckless terrorist actions will not go unanswered,' while Zelensky snarked that Ukraine ain't in the habit of bombing government buildings outside Kyiv, unlike Russia. Trump was reportedly 'shocked' and 'outraged' but still called the call 'productive' â classic Trump diplomacy. Meanwhile, peace talks look shakier than ever, with Putin rejecting ceasefires like an unpopular TikTok trend and Zelensky ready to throw surpassing territory into a referendum to save face.
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So Putinâs private holiday home got hit by 91 invisible drones? Moscowâs air defense must be starring in its own sci-fi horror show, but donât worry â Trumpâs too âoutragedâ to actually check receipts.
Russia claims a drone attack that looks like the plot of a bad spy novel but forgot the evidence. Meanwhile, Trumpâs âproductiveâ call sounds like a telemarketing pitch gone wrong.
Nothing says âserious peace talksâ like accusing your enemy of bombing your vacation cottage and then ghosting the proof. Also, 91 drones sounds like overkill or maybe the Olympics of imaginary warfare.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/29/2025 | Author: Dave Lawler
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