Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky refuted Moscow's assertion that Ukraine attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, after Russia claimed that two drones were shot down above the Kremlin.
"We did not target Putin… "We fight on our territory, we defend our villages and cities," Zelensky said during a press conference with Nordic leaders in Helsinki..
"We don't attack Putin or Moscow. We don't have enough weapons for this," he added.
Russia said Wednesday it had shot down two drones targeting Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt.
"The devices were put out of action," a Kremlin statement said.
Moscow said Putin was not hurt and there were no casualties.
Asked about why Moscow would accuse Kyiv, Zelensky replied, "Russia has no victories."
"He (Putin) can no longer motivate his society and he can no longer send his military to die for nothing," he said.
The Ukrainian leader on Wednesday participated in a summit in Helsinki gathering the leaders of the five Nordic nations.
Zelensky reiterated Ukraine's aspirations for NATO membership, while the Nordic NATO members issued a statement saying they would "continue to support Ukraine's future membership".
"Ukraine is already a de facto member of NATO and we are actually cooperating in the interest of mutual defense," Zelensky said.
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