President Trump was briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe at the White House on Wednesday, where he was informed that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence, NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer and Kevin Bohn have learned.
The briefing happened two days after Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack Putin’s residence.
Intelligence reports show Kyiv was targeting another military site in the same region as Putin’s residence, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has not returned NewsNation’s request for comment. The White House did not immediately respond to additional requests for comment from The Hill.
Trump previously said he was “very angry” after Putin called him, describing the planned attack, which further thwarted peace talks.
Russia’s claims came a day after the president’s face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been pushing a 20-point peace plan, a counteroffer to the Trump administration’s 28-point plan that it presented to Ukraine before Thanksgiving.
“Russia has a long record of false claims — it’s their signature tactic. For instance, Russia claimed it wouldn’t attack Ukraine in the beginning of 2022. They also often accuse others of what they themselves plan to do. Their words should never be taken at face value,” Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha wrote in a Tuesday post on social platform X.
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