Kremlin threatens to "take control" of Ukraine's major cities

Russia does not rule out taking "full control" of Ukraine's major cities, the Kremlin has said.

Source: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, reported by Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti (https://t.me/rian_ru)

Quote from Peskov: "The Russian armed forces do not reject taking ‘full control’ of Ukraine's major cities to ensure maximum security for citizens."

Details: Peskov also says that, at the beginning of the war, Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly gave the order "not to assault the cities immediately, including Kyiv".

The reason for that was "the deployment of weapons by militants in the cities". It is unclear what was meant, although Russia says it is "demilitarising Ukraine", namely destroying these weapons.