Russian ex-president Medvedev calls for "physical elimination of Zelensky and his clique"
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called on Telegram to eliminate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He did so in response to the emergence of footage showing several drones exploding over the Moscow Kremlin .

According to Russia, the images were taken last night and involved an "attempted assassination of President Putin" that must be retaliated "at an appropriate time and place". Ukraine, however, denies any involvement.

The chairman of the State Duma of Russia - Vyacheslav Volodin - has also used strong words to condemn the attack. He called it an "attack on Russia" on Telegram and called for the use of weapons "capable of stopping and destroying the terrorist regime in Kiev". He also said there can be no negotiations with Zelensky "after the attack".

Russian state media, meanwhile, are reporting on the incident, telling the same story as the Kremlin. Margarita Simonyan, the head of the Russian state channel RT, among others, quickly added fuel to the fire after the images emerged: "Maybe it will really start now," she tweeted.

Simonyan makes no secret of her hatred of the West. For example, she already warned that Russia would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against opponents or unleash a worldwide famine. She has said several times that the war in Ukraine will end in a "frightening way".