Ukrainian foreign minister: ‘This nonsense about being provoked must stop’

Dmytro Kuleba has responded to Vladimir Putin‘s comments in the last few minutes, saying: “No, Putin was not provoked to unleash missile terror.”

Mr Putin claimed Monday’s deadly missile strikes targeting cities in Ukraine were in retaliation for its “terrorist action” against Russian territory – namely the hit on Kerch bridge this weekend.

But Mr Kuleba refutes this, saying: “This nonsense about being provoked must stop. He does not need anything to provoke him in order to commit heinous crimes.”