President Volodymyr Zelensky assured Sunday that the Ukrainian army continues its operations in the Russian region of Koursk, contradicting the announcement the day before by Moscow about the total “liberation” of this border area by Russian troops.
Our forces are continuing their defensive operations active in the designated areas of the regions [russes] of Koursk and Belgorod
he said on social networks.
Ukrainian military officials also rejected the false
claims of the Russian army staff, denouncing propaganda
of Moscow on this subject.
Since Saturday, several Russian telegram channels specializing in the monitoring of fights have also brought back fights still in progress between Russians and Ukrainians in the Koursk region.
However, the chief of staff of the Russian army, Valeri Guerassimov, announced on Saturday to President Vladimir Putin that this Russian border region of Ukraine had been entirely released
Ukrainian troops.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin when listening to the report of the chief of staff general of the Russian armed forces, Valeri Guerassimov on Saturday.
Photo: Via Reuters / Alexander Kazakov
The forces of kyiv had entered there in August 2024, still occupying a few pockets until then.
However, Vladimir Putin had in the past made it clear that he was not ready to negotiate on the outcome of the conflict launched by the assault of his forces against Ukraine in 2022 as long as the Ukrainian forces were not entirely hunted
of this region.
For several weeks, Ukrainian troops have been declining in this area of the front, the Russian army gradually incorporating from the territory.
A “crucial week” to conclude a peace agreement, according to Washington
The coming week will be crucial
In order to determine if Russia and Ukraine are ready to conclude an agreement to end the war, the American diplomacy, Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Photo: Via Reuters / Julien de Rosa
US President Donald Trump has a strong pressure to arrive as quickly as possible to the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and multiplies the signs of impatience with kyiv and Moscow.
He met on Saturday in Rome his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis and expressed doubts about the will of the Russian president Vladimir Putin to settle the conflict in Ukraine.
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We are close [d’un accord]but not close enough
Marco Rubio said on Sunday in an interview with the NBC channel.
We will have to decide if we want to continue to get involved in this company or if it is time to focus on other questions that are just as important, or even more important in some cases.
The American Secretary of State has again judged that there is reasons to be optimistic, but there are also reasons to be realistic
On the chances of reaching an agreement three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
He reiterated the fact that there is No military solution to this war
. The only solution to this war is a negotiated regulation
Where each party will have to make concessions, insisted Marco Rubio.
In this regard, the national security advisor Mike Waltz, interviewed on Sunday on the Fox News, agreed that he There have been a number of discussions on the territory
With kyiv and Moscow, without giving details.
