Wie Trumps blinder Glaube an Putins Lügen die Friedensgespräche mit der Ukraine zum Scheitern bringen könnte

[Donald Trump’s](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?ico=in-line_link) unquestioning belief in [Vladimir Putin’s](https://inews.co.uk/topic/vladimir-putin?ico=in-line_link) claims about [Ukraine](https://inews.co.uk/topic/ukraine?ico=in-line_link) threatens to [derail peace talks](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/ukraine-peace-talks-continue-but-latest-strikes-show-putins-true-motive-4076094?ico=in-line_link) once again after the US President appeared to side with [Russia](https://inews.co.uk/topic/russia?ico=in-line_link) in a spat over an alleged attack on a presidential palace.

Russian foreign minister [Sergei Lavrov](https://inews.co.uk/topic/sergei-lavrov?srsltid=AfmBOoqPMlgxuv2TKAY3H-bct9EIgtb_KHa417q-65NS5x7wemzo7zXM&ico=in-line_link) claimed that 91 long-range drones were shot down over one of Putin’s residences, saying [Russia’s position in peace talks would “be revised”](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-resident-peace-talks-trump-b2891660.html) as a result. He did not provide any evidence for the alleged attack.

The residence lies on the shores of Lake Valdai, in the Novgorod region of north-western Russia.

Kyiv has denied claims that it was behind any attack, with Volodymyr Zelensky saying the claim was a “complete fabrication” designed to justify further attacks on Ukraine and undermine peace talks.

Residents of Valdai said they had not heard or seen any signs of a large-scale drone attack on Monday, according to independent media. Fourteen residents told Mozhem Obyasnit, a pro-democracy organisation based outside Russia, that they had received no text alerts warning of a drone attack, nor seen anything resembling an attack.

But [Trump criticised Ukraine over the incident](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/putin-exposed-trumps-weakness-for-world-to-see-4139610?ico=in-line_link), saying it left him “very angry”.

“You know who told me about it? President Putin, early in the morning, he said he was attacked. It’s no good,” he told reporters outside his Mar-a-Lago home after a phone call with Putin.

“It’s a delicate period of time. This is not the right time. It’s one thing to be offensive because they’re offensive. It’s another thing to attack his house. It’s not the right time to do any of that.”

The palace attack allegations come shortly after US and Ukraine agreed some key peace terms during crunch talks in Florida this weekend.

Derailed? These talks never left the station.