# Zelensky cannot carry out threats to escalate against Moscow, Russian envoy says

https://mins.news/en/item/91435

- TASS, 2026-10-08 13:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2199333

> Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE, said Vladimir Zelensky continues to threaten an escalation of violence against Russia but cannot follow through. He said Zelensky hopes to inflict significant damage on Moscow and the surrounding region to show the West Ukraine can strike Russia. Polyansky added that Ukraine was receiving a more powerful response, with Russian strikes aimed mainly at facilities sustaining Kyiv’s “war machine.”

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