MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. Moscow takes gratefully the reaction of its foreign friends who condemned the terrorist attack by Ukrainian drones against the state residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Moscow is deeply grateful for the reaction of our foreign friends and partners who have expressed condemnation of the terrorist attack carried out by the Kiev regime on the state residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod Region on the night of December 28-29. We are grateful for the words of support and solidarity received by the head of the Russian state, the government, and the people of Russia," he said.
"The racist nature of the Kiev regime and the cynicism of its external sponsors who patronize it are clearly visible to respectable members of the world community," Lavrov added. These countries "cannot fail to understand that without ending this entire criminal policy, the success of negotiations on achieving a reliable, long-term settlement to the Ukrainian crisis is impossible," he noted.
The Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence once again confirmed "the terrorist nature of the group of individuals illegally holding power in Kiev," the minister stressed. "On their direct orders, passenger trains had been blown up before, numerous attacks against purely civilian targets, and the murders of journalists, politicians, and public figures had been carried out on Russian territory," he said.
