The Kremlin strongly pushed back Thursday on U.S. and British intelligence assessments that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been misinformed about his military’s struggles, warning that such a “complete misunderstanding” of the situation in Moscow could have “bad consequences” as the invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth week.

“It turns out that neither the State Department nor the Pentagon have real information about what is happening in the Kremlin,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “They do not understand President Putin, they do not understand the decision-making mechanism, and they do not understand the efforts of our work.”