ukraine failed to stop russian army putin claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine’s provocations in Russia’s Kursk region have failed to stop Russian forces from advancing into Ukraine’s Donetsk region. On a visit to Russia’s Tuva region, Putin said Russian forces are recapturing territory in Donbass square kilometre by square kilometre and that the Ukrainian intrusion force in the Kursk region will be dealt with. Putin said that if the fighting stops, Ukrainian authorities will have to repeal martial law. They will need to hold presidential elections immediately after martial law is repealed. The current (Ukrainian) authorities are not ready for this. They have little chance of re-election. So they have no interest in ending hostilities. That’s why they have launched provocations in the Kursk region and earlier tried similar provocations in the Belgorod region.

The concept was to stop our offensive in the main areas of Donbass. The result is known, yes, our people face a difficult test, especially in the Kursk region. But the enemy failed to achieve his primary goal of stopping our offensive in Donbass. In addition, the Russian president said he prefers peace talks but added that his forces will have to deal with the bandits who have penetrated into Russian territory. “I am sure that this provocation will also fail. And I think that after that a real desire will appear to move towards peace talks to resolve these issues by peaceful means. We never rejected this. But of course, we will have to deal with the bandits who have penetrated into the territory of the Russian Federation.

The Russian leader met school students in Kyzyl, the capital of Russia’s Tuva Republic, southeastern Siberia. The format was introduced in Russian schools after Moscow launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine. It aims to introduce students to Russian traditional and moral values ​​and instill in them a spirit of Russian patriotism.