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2023-05-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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'At the discretion of Ukraine.' The West responded to the attack on the Kremlin
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] "We leave it up to Ukraine to decide how it intends to try to reclaim the territory." So the head of the State Department Anthony Blinken, speaking at the site of the Washington Post, spoke about the attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin. Other US officials are more cautious in media comments. The journalists themselves are not inclined to take on faith the statements of Ukraine about the non-involvement of drones in the raid. The European press predicts that "a risky attack by Kyiv" will increase the "already extreme tension."
“We leave it up to Ukraine to decide how it is going to defend itself and how it is going to try to reclaim the territory,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said May 3 at an event hosted by The Washington Post. So the head of the State Department answered the question of how the United States reacts to Moscow's "accusations" against Ukraine of organizing a drone attack on the Kremlin. At the same time, Blinken made a reservation: “It is difficult to comment or talk about this without knowing the real facts,” TASS reports.
Earlier, the Secretary of State, in an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, said that he would accept all information coming from the Kremlin "with a grain of salt."
What a coincidence.
The Joe Biden administration had no prior knowledge of the impending drone attack on the Kremlin, four knowledgeable U.S. officials told Politico. One of these anonymous officials stressed that if Ukraine was behind the incident, “we had no prior knowledge.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee requested information from the White House by 2:30 p.m. Washington time (9:30 p.m. Moscow time). US intelligence agencies did not respond to Politico's requests for comment.
Politico focuses on the version of "Kyiv's innocence". The publication cites the opinion of Alina Polyakova , head of the Washington-based Center for European Political Analysis (CEPA), also associated with the Free Russia Foundation (recognized as an undesirable organization in the Russian Federation). “The idea that this was an assassination attempt [on Vladimir Putin] is absolutely ridiculous,” Polyakova said, according to whom “an impromptu drone could hardly have done harm.” Contrary to her opinion, Politico quotes Mikhail Podolyak , adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine. He insists that "Ukraine has nothing to do with drone attacks on the Kremlin."
At the same time, however, Politico notes that “in recent months there have been mysterious attacks”, in which Kyiv could be involved with a certain degree of probability. The publication mentions the version of the participation of the “pro-Ukrainian group” in the attack on the Nord Streams. In addition, American intelligence assumes that Ukraine organized the murder of Daria Dugina , Politico notes, citing the relevant publication of The New York Times . Finally, Politico points to a series of multiple bombings of Russian armories, bridges and railroad sabotage.
But the publication ends with a statement by the former commander of US forces in Europe, retired General Ben Hodges, in a boorish tone: “The whining of the Kremlin about the drone strike on the Kremlin does not deserve any sympathy.”
The Western media quickly reacted to reports of the drone raid, but most American and European publications call the footage of the drone attack "unverified."
Against the general background, the reaction of The New York Times stands out - the publication came to the conclusion that two videos filmed from different angles show the same explosion over the Kremlin building, and another video shows the burning dome of the building.
The correspondent of the Spanish publication La Vanguardia Gonzalo Aragones , unlike Politico experts, is sure that the drone attack on the Kremlin was carried out "with the aim of killing Russian President Vladimir Putin." In his opinion, the Ukrainian operation against the Kremlin "would be the most risky attack of Kiev to date."
“Even an unsuccessful strike on the complex, which for centuries has symbolized the official power of Russia, will be a dramatic step in returning the threat of war to the country,” Bloomberg noted . The Spanish edition of El País noted that for the first time during the special operation in Ukraine, the Kremlin became a target.
British journalist and BBC Russian editor Steve Rosenberg emphasizes the high level of protection for President Vladimir Putin , but expresses surprise that drones have even been able to get close to the Kremlin.
The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claims that the drones "did not have time to carry out an attack" because they were neutralized " thanks to electronic equipment capable of preventing this kind of attack . " “Fragments of the drone fell on the Kremlin without causing harm,” the Italian publication notes.
The Kremlin's report of intercepted drones in the center of Russia is "likely to exacerbate already huge tensions" in the situation around Ukraine, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung predicts . The publication considers the incident in the context of the likely offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Preparations for the planned counter-offensive have been going on in Ukraine for several weeks now. But exactly where and, given the difficult weather conditions, when exactly Kiev will start it is unclear, ” the Süddeutsche Zeitung notes.
Representatives of the Kyiv authorities also commented on the situation. Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov said that the incident in Moscow "is aimed at aggravating the situation before May 9" .
Advisor to the head of the presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, did not limit himself to denying Kiev's involvement in the attack, but also stated that the attack could have been planned by some "local resistance forces."
More interesting is the behavior of the chief Podolyak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Yermak . Five hours before the attack on the Kremlin, at 21:15, a Kiev official posted on his Telegram channel an emoji depicting a rocket, and some time later, an emoji with three “fires” lights. At 15:18 on May 3, the post with "fires" was deleted, RT noted .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is on a visit to Finland on May 3. Immediately after the publication of information about the UAV attacks, it became known that the Ukrainian leader prudently extended his stay on Finnish territory for some more time.
On the night of May 3, the Kiev regime tried to strike drones on the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin . Two unmanned aerial vehicles were aiming at the Kremlin, the Kremlin press service reported .
According to the TVC channel , 16 minutes elapsed between UAV strikes. The first drone was seen over the Kremlin at 2:27 a.m. — it exploded over the Senate Palace. The impact of the second drone was recorded at 2:43 am - its fragments fell on the territory of the Kremlin.
The head of state was not hurt. At the time of the attack, Putin was at his residence near Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo. The Kremlin regarded the strike attempt as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of Russia on the eve of Victory Day. The administration of the head of state said that Moscow reserves the right to retaliate "where and when it sees fit."
May 3, 2023
Alexander Tishchenko 
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