(MENAFN) On Sunday, Russia dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warning directed at Kremlin officials that they should be aware of “where the bomb shelters are.”

This statement came after Zelenskyy, in an interview with a US-based news website earlier this week, claimed to have support from US President Donald Trump for striking Russian targets such as energy infrastructure and military factories.

He also mentioned that Kyiv plans to deploy additional long-range weapons supplied by Washington if they become available.

Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine would refrain from attacking civilians, stating they are "not terrorists," but he cautioned that centers of power in Russia, including the Kremlin, could be legitimate targets.

He insisted that Kremlin officials “have to know where the bomb shelters are.”

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to these remarks by accusing Zelenskyy of trying to project himself as a “brave warrior” to European supporters, whom he described as Zelenskyy’s new benefactors.

Peskov contrasted this image with what he claimed is the reality on the battlefield, which he said suggests otherwise.

His comments were made during an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, a segment of which was shared on Zarubin’s Telegram channel.

Peskov further argued that Kyiv’s situation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as its position in peace negotiations, is “inexorably worsening” by the day.

He suggested that while Ukraine may be internally aware of this decline, it is engaging in bluffing publicly.

When asked about Moscow’s response to a possible Ukrainian strike, Peskov referred to statements already made by Russia’s commander-in-chief, President Vladimir Putin, indicating that the matter should not be discussed further, implying that the Russian side is well prepared and aware.

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