{"id":2529808,"date":"2026-01-05T05:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reverses-course-now-says-ukraine-strike-on-putins-residence-didnt-happen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:25:30","slug":"trump-reverses-course-now-says-ukraine-strike-on-putins-residence-didnt-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reverses-course-now-says-ukraine-strike-on-putins-residence-didnt-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reverses course, now says Ukraine strike on Putin\u2019s residence didn\u2019t happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-reverses-course-now-says-ukraine-strike-on-putins-residence-didnt-happen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2529808&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Trump said he no longer believes Vladimir Putin&#8217;s claim that Ukraine struck the Russian leader&#8217;s residence, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that &#8220;there is something that happened fairly nearby, but it had nothing to do with this.&#8221; He explained his earlier acceptance of Putin&#8217;s account stemmed from a lack of data at the time, but after checking intelligence he now thinks the reported attack did not occur. The kremlin had alleged that 91 drones were used in an operation in the Novgorod region and warned of retaliatory strikes, while Russia&#8217;s foreign minister condemned the attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied the reports,calling them fabricated lies meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >derail peace talks<\/a> and urging the world not to be silent.The remarks mark a reversal from Trump&#8217;s late-December comments, when he initially echoed Putin&#8217;s claim and expressed displeasure about the reported incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump reverses course, now says Ukraine strike on Putin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shutdown-fallout-faa-lost-up-to-500-air-traffic-controller-trainees\/\" title=\"Shutdown fallout: FAA lost up to 500 air traffic controller trainees\">residence didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t happen<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2461645\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> provided an update on the intelligence assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s claim that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> launched an attack on his residence. Trump now says he doesn&rsquo;t believe the attack happened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t believe that strike happened,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-putin-house-drone-attack-ukraine-7245d5585a4aaf30f3b2b6e9a7c3d89a\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">answered<\/a> on Sunday night aboard Air Force One when asked about the strike by a reporter. &ldquo;There is something that happened fairly nearby, but it had nothing to do with this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4362392\/shutdown-faa-air-traffic-controller-trainees-quit-government-shutdown\/\">Shutdown wiped out hundreds of FAA controller trainees, compounding staffing woes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3924613\/congress-members-with-public-service-backgrounds-make-better-legislators\/\">Why members of Congress with public service backgrounds often make better legislators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4406351\/tim-walz-press-conference-rumors-not-run-reelection\/\">Tim Walz to hold press conference on Monday amid rumors he will not run for reelection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When pressed as to why he believed Putin&rsquo;s claim, Trump blamed it on a lack of information available at the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did you believe Putin in that moment?&rdquo; Trump was asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cause nobody knew at that moment,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;That was the first I heard about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He said that his house was attacked,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t believe that happened, now that we&rsquo;ve been able to check. But that was the first we ever heard about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was a reversal of Trump&rsquo;s claims from the end of last month, when, on Dec. 29, Trump believed Putin&rsquo;s claim and expressed displeasure upon first hearing about the alleged attack. As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4363845\/trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-says-home-attacked\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, Trump was critical of the reported attacks at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like it,&rdquo; Trump said at the time while at his Mar-a-Lago residence during meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not good. I heard about it this morning. You know who told me about it? President Putin told me about it &mdash; early in the morning, he said he was attacked. It&rsquo;s no good. It&rsquo;s no good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin claimed 91 drones were used in a military operation in Russia&rsquo;s Novgorod region that was ultimately thwarted by Russia&rsquo;s defense systems, the <em>Associated Press <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-putin-house-drone-attack-ukraine-7245d5585a4aaf30f3b2b6e9a7c3d89a\">reported<\/a>. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blasted Ukraine for the attack, lamenting the operation as the two countries were engaged in negotiations to end the war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,&rdquo; Lavrov <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/12\/29\/ukraine-launched-drone-attack-on-putins-valdai-residence-lavrov-claims-a91576\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Targets for retaliatory strikes and the timing of their execution by the Russian Armed Forces have been determined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky always denied reports of the attack. He criticized Russia for using it as a fabricated distraction to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-30-killed-in-russian-rocket-strike-on-ukrainian-train-station\/\" title=\"Over 30 Killed in Russian Rocket Strike on Ukrainian Train Station\">derail peace negotiations<\/a> between the two countries. He called reports of the attack &ldquo;typical Russian lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4399533\/russia-deception-fetish-invented-ukrainian-attack-vladimir-putin\/\"><strong>RUSSIA OVEREXTENDS ITS DECEPTION FETISH WITH INVENTED UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON PUTIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This alleged &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-insists-his-home-was-attacked\/\" title=\"Trump rebukes ... after Putin insists his home was attacked\">residence strike&#038;rsquo<\/a>; story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia&rsquo;s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war,&rdquo; Zelensky <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4363845\/trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-says-home-attacked\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said in a social media post at the time<\/a>. &ldquo;Typical Russian lies. Furthermore, the Russians have already targeted Kyiv in the past, including the Cabinet of Ministers building.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine does not take steps that can undermine diplomacy,&rdquo; Zelensky added. &ldquo;To the contrary, Russia always takes such steps. This is one of many differences between us. It is critical that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-sent-you-here-cnns-clarissa-ward-detained-by-militia-group-amid-vicious-civil-war-in-sudan\/\" title=\"&#039;Who Sent You Here?&#039;: CNN&#039;s Clarissa Ward Detained by Militia Group Amid Vicious Civil War in Sudan\">world doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t stay silent now. We cannot allow Russia to undermine the work on achieving a lasting peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Ukraine didn&#8217;t strike Putin&#8217;s residence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2529809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-v0w6827om-1767606259180-e1767606350817.jpg?1767588362&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3733,70135,3634,6991],"class_list":["post-2529808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-putin","tag-strike-claims","tag-trump","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-v0w6827om-1767606259180-e1767606350817.jpg?1767588362&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529812,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529808\/revisions\/2529812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}