"United States President Donald Trump has dismissed claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence had been attacked by Ukraine as the war grinds on, saying he did not believe that strike happened, after having initially accepted the Kremlin's version of events at face value. On Sunday night, Trump, on board Air Force One, told reporters that nobody knew at that moment whether a report about the alleged incident was accurate."
"The claim of the attack came as Russia and Ukraine work towards agreeing to a ceasefire deal to end the nearly four-year-long war. European leaders are expected to meet in France on Tuesday for further talks on a US-backed ceasefire plan, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was 90 percent ready. Territorial issues over ceding land conquered in war or not remain at the heart of the matter."
Russia's Defence Ministry published a video of a downed drone it said Ukraine had launched at President Vladimir Putin's Novgorod-region residence; the ministry said the residence was not damaged and Putin was elsewhere. US President Donald Trump said US officials, after reviewing evidence, did not believe Ukraine targeted the residence. Ukraine denied involvement and accused Russia of a false-flag operation to undermine peace negotiations. Western allies disputed that the attack occurred. Russia said the incident would harden its stance in peace talks. European leaders plan further talks in France on a US-backed ceasefire proposal while Russian strikes killed two people in Kyiv.
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