Vladimir Putin Assassination Attempt

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not contacted Donald Trump after the assassination attempt on the Republican U.S. presidential candidate over the weekend and had no plans to do so.

A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that Russia's Investigative Committee is not obliged to investigate two attempts on the life of jailed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, independent news outlet Mediazona reported.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denied Moscow's claim that Ukraine had attempted to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Russia said two drones were shot down over the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had himself said in 2017 that he has survived a number of assassination attempts.

Ukraine on Wednesday said it had "nothing to do" with an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Moscow said was a Ukrainian attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life.

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin.

A video circulating on Russian social media on Wednesday appeared to show a plume of smoke over Moscow's Kremlin, after what the presidential administration said was a Ukrainian drone attack aimed at President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it shot down two drones launched by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Nikolayevich Sungorkin, the editor-in-chief of Russian state newspaper Pravda, has died at the age of 68. Mr Sungorkin, who was a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had a stroke while on a business trip to Khabarovsk.

This comes a week after a group of politicians in Russia demanded Vladimir Putin's resignation citing Russia's military losses in Ukraine.

The assassination attempt took place in Caucasus - a region between Black Sea and the Caspian Sea - shortly after Feb 24, the Ukrainian official said.

Zelensky has said he fears he is the number one target of the Russian invasion but on Thursday also called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not contacted Donald Trump after the assassination attempt on the Republican U.S. presidential candidate over the weekend and had no plans to do so.

A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that Russia's Investigative Committee is not obliged to investigate two attempts on the life of jailed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, independent news outlet Mediazona reported.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denied Moscow's claim that Ukraine had attempted to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Russia said two drones were shot down over the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had himself said in 2017 that he has survived a number of assassination attempts.

Ukraine on Wednesday said it had "nothing to do" with an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Moscow said was a Ukrainian attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life.

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin.

A video circulating on Russian social media on Wednesday appeared to show a plume of smoke over Moscow's Kremlin, after what the presidential administration said was a Ukrainian drone attack aimed at President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it shot down two drones launched by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Nikolayevich Sungorkin, the editor-in-chief of Russian state newspaper Pravda, has died at the age of 68. Mr Sungorkin, who was a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had a stroke while on a business trip to Khabarovsk.

This comes a week after a group of politicians in Russia demanded Vladimir Putin's resignation citing Russia's military losses in Ukraine.

The assassination attempt took place in Caucasus - a region between Black Sea and the Caspian Sea - shortly after Feb 24, the Ukrainian official said.

Zelensky has said he fears he is the number one target of the Russian invasion but on Thursday also called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin