Kremlin ‘lying’ about U.S. involvement in Moscow drone strikes, Kirby says

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was “just lying” when he accused Washington of coordinating drone attacks on Moscow, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday.

“I can assure you that there was no involvement by the United States. Whatever it was, it didn’t involve us,” Kirby said on MSNBC when asked about Peskov’s comments. “We had nothing to do with it. Peskov is just lying there, pure and simple.” On CNN soon after, he called it a “ludicrous claim.”

Peskov’s accusation came after two drones struck Moscow at around 2 a.m....