It’s creating a real dilemma for Putin,
This is destruction of war infrastructure and formation of so-called sanitary zones so that Russia cannot use there ... equipment that strikes deep into the territory of Ukraine,
Everything is being executed according to the plan,
Simple calls to Russia do not work, only a set of coercive tools works,
Despite difficult and intense battles, our forces continue to advance in the Kursk region, and our state’s ‘exchange fund’ is growing. Seventy-four settlements are under Ukrainian control,
We will not recognise the aggressor as the victim,
There is no question as to which country has committed numerous well-documented atrocities, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, on Ukraine’s sovereign territory,
They didn’t protect the border,
Russian complacency prevailed. Russia assumed that since it had initiative elsewhere, Ukraine wouldn’t dare to do things we’ve seen.”
The Sudzha crossing is now 5 miles or so from the current frontline inside Russia’s Kursk oblast. For now at least, it remains very much in Ukrainian hands a full week into the border incursion.”
The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be extremely difficult and tense,
It has destroyed the myth of escalation, and it created an additional argument to lift this ban on the use of American missiles in the territory of Russia,
The coming days will show whether there are enough reserves to maintain this pressure,
Russia has relocated some of its units from both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine’s south,
The Ukrainian Armed Forces only targets military infrastructure,
Unfortunately, Ukraine does not have sufficient capabilities to carry out long-range strikes with the weapons it has to defend itself against this terror,
We have no involvement. We’ll continue to have conversations with the Ukrainians about their approach but it is really for them to speak to,
I would like to stress that these two decisions [concerning the severing of diplomatic ties with Ukraine by Mali and Niger – ed.] will not significantly affect Ukraine’s relations with African countries. It’s a separate group of countries that have acted the way they had chosen to act. Despite their actions, Ukraine is continuing to actively pursue its strategy in Africa."
Today is one of hope – more hope than I’ve seen in any of the trips I’ve been here. The breakthrough in Kursk on that front is historic. It is a seismic breakthrough. Good news, big news, promising even more potential breakthroughs…"
We're trying to figure out exactly what they are doing and the goal here, and it's still not 100% clear,