The former prime minister of Vladimir Putin, Mykhailo Kasyanov, said that he considers yesterday’s attempted attack on the Kremlin a “staged operation”.

Speaking to Sky News, Kasyanov said Russia staged the attack to encourage more people to join the country’s army.

“Putin needs this for Victory Day,” said a former Russian official, referring to the anniversary of Russia’s victory over the Nazis.

Kasyanov left Russia last year and is now highly critical of the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine, although he once worked closely with Putin.

He said it was interesting that Moscow was willing to blame Ukraine for the alleged drone strike, even though it would be an admission that Ukrainian drones could have reached the Kremlin.

Kasyanov also warned that in the coming days we should “expect something more” from Moscow, for example, another provocation.

ISW expressed a similar opinion.

The Russian government, which accuses Ukraine of wanting to kill Vladimir Putin, orchestrated a drone attack on the Kremlin on Tuesday night with “the intention of bringing the war to the Russian population and creating the conditions for mobilization.” broader social” in the country, against the background of the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, according to analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War.

Russia blames the USA

Russia’s claims that the US was behind the drone attack on the Kremlin are false, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday, according to Reuters.

Kirby also told MSNBC that the United States does not encourage or allow Ukraine to attack beyond its borders.

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