Kremlin Denies Threat to Zelensky's Plane in Moldova
Peskov: There were no threats to Zelenskyy's aircraft in Chișinău, a fact acknowledged by Ukrainians as well.
Consensus
- There was no threat to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane during its departure from Chișinăу airport.
- Dmitry Peskov, Russian President's press secretary, stated that the threat was 'ephemeral' and did not exist.
- Peskov claimed that Ukraine itself acknowledged the non-existence of this threat.
- The incident occurred around 9–10 September.
- Zelenskyy was traveling to Norway to attend the funeral of King Harald V.
- The flight was delayed due to airspace closure in Moldova.
Points of divergence
- Ukrainian authorities admitted the threat did not exist. — kommersant
- The Norwegian prime minister's office stated that a drone threat in Moldova's airspace caused the delay of Zelensky's flight. — vedomosti
- Moldovan government stated the drone exploded 160 km from Chișinău and that the plane was delayed due to closed airspace. — fontanka
- The Moldovan government's press secretary said the plane was delayed due to closed airspace, but no drone threat was directed at it. — vm
- Ex-president of Moldova Igor Dodona claimed a Ukrainian agent was detained for attempting to smuggle a drone and explosives across the border. — interfax
- Journalist Valentin Bogdanov speculated that Zelenskyy may have intentionally provoked the drone incident to get a call from former U.S. President Donald Trump. — vesti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Peskov called the threat to Zelenskyy's plane at takeoff from Chisinau ephemeral — Коммерсантъ
- Peskov: There were no threats to Zelenskyy's plane in Moldova — Ведомости
- Kremlin called Zelensky's plane threat in Moldova ephemeral — Фонтанка
- Peskov: There was no threat to Zelenskyy's plane in Chișinău, Ukrainians admitted it — Вечерняя Москва
- Kremlin stated that nothing threatened the plane of Zelenskyy when it departed from Chisinau — Интерфакс
- Peskov commented on threat to Zelenskyy's plane at departure from Chisinau — Вести
- Peskov called the threat to Zelenskyy's plane in Chișinău ephemeral, noting that it did not exist, which Ukrainians themselves admitted — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Zelenskyy
- Kishinev
- Dmitry Peskov
- Kremlin
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Moldova
- Moscow
- RIA Novosti
- INTERFAX.RU
- U
- Kyiv
- West
- Jonas Gar Stør
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