Kremlin Says Ukraine Drone Strike on Crimea Train Proves Kyiv Is Wrecking Peace Talks (opens in new tab)

A Ukrainian drone struck the locomotive of the Moscow-Simferopol passenger train on Monday, killing the assistant driver. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the attack a criminal act that makes negotiations practically unimaginable — a rhetorical move that frames Kyiv's military strikes as a deliberate sabotage of diplomacy.