Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summons India and Pakistan envoys over claims of "attack on Putin residence"
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has summoned India's and Pakistan's chargés d'affaires in Kyiv for separate meetings after the two countries voiced support for Russian claims of an alleged Ukrainian attack on a residence belonging to Putin.
Source: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
Details: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said that the leaders of India and Pakistan expressed "support" after statements from Moscow claiming that 91 Ukrainian drones attacked a residence of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on 29 December 2025.
Quote: "We hope the leaders of these countries will express deep concern about Russia's real attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine and show solidarity with Ukraine, against which Russia has been waging unjustified and unprovoked aggression for nearly four years.
Ukraine's embassy in the United Arab Emirates has also taken political and diplomatic steps in response to similar statements from the Emirati side.
Ukraine's embassies in Central Asian countries have conveyed to officials in their host states that it is unacceptable to play along with Russian propaganda and Russia's attempts to derail the peace process."
Background:
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that Ukraine carried out an overnight drone strike on a residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and said this would lead to a revision of Russia's "negotiating position".
- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied the claim.
- Russia's Defence Ministry has published a fake map showing the alleged route of the Ukrainian drones two days after the Russian statement.
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