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Add as preferred source on GoogleKremlin dismisses Zelenskiy's bomb shelter threats, claiming Ukraine's position is weakening as Russia controls more territory.
MOSCOW -The Kremlin on Sunday dismissed threats by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Kremlin officials should know where the bomb shelters were, saying that Ukraine was losing the war and that its negotiating position was worsening.
Zelenskiy suggested to Axios that the centres of Russian power, like the Kremlin, were potential targets, saying that Kremlin officials "have to know where the bomb shelters are."
"Zelenskiy is trying to demonstrate to the Europeans, who now act as the breadwinners, that he is such a brave soldier," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television.
"Meanwhile, the state of affairs at the front indicates the opposite. With every passing day, the situation for Ukraine is inexorably deteriorating. And every day Ukraine's negotiating positions are inexorably deteriorating."
Russia controls 114,918 square km (44,370 square miles), or about 19% of Ukraine, and has taken 4,729 square km of Ukrainian territory in the past year, according to the pro-Ukrainian DeepState map project.
When asked directly by state television's Kremlin correspondent Pavel Zarubin how the Kremlin would perceive an attack on the centre of Russian power, Peskov said that "it's better not to even talk about it."
In May 2023, Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kremlin with drones. President Vladimir Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the attack.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Zelenskiy suggested that Kremlin officials should know where the bomb shelters are, implying that they could be potential targets.
The Kremlin dismissed Zelenskiy's threats, stating that Ukraine is losing the war and that the situation for Ukraine is deteriorating.
Peskov indicated that it's better not to discuss the consequences of an attack on the center of Russian power, emphasizing the seriousness of such threats.
In May 2023, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kremlin with drones, although President Putin was not present at the time.
Russia currently controls about 19% of Ukraine, which amounts to 114,918 square kilometers, and has taken 4,729 square kilometers of territory in the past year.
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