Russian spokesperson: No decisions made to introduce martial law

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said that the need to introduce martial law in Russia is the prerogative of the highest federal authorities and no decisions have been made so far.

He made the remarks commenting on the words of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Kommersant reports.

"This is entirely the prerogative of the highest federal authority, no decisions have been made about it and there are no discussions about it," he said.

To recap, on May 30, Ramzan Kadyrov said that martial law should be declared in Russia in order to "wipe out" the "terrorist cell" created by Ukraine, which, in his opinion, was responsible for the UAV attack on Moscow. He had previously stated the need to impose martial law in some regions with a maximum level of response.

On the morning of May 30, drones attacked Moscow and the Moscow region. According to the Defense Ministry, eight UAVs were involved in the attack, all of which were hit. Russia blamed Ukraine for the incident. Kyiv did not officially admit its involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes the attack was Kyiv's response to Moscow's strike on the Ukrainian intelligence headquarters.