Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to the Kursk region on Tuesday, frontal with Ukraine and whose release was announced by Moscow at the end of April, Kremlin announced on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin, during a press conference in Kursk Photo: X
“Vladimir Putin performed on the eve of work in the Kursk region“, Where he met with his interim governor Aleksandr Hinstein and with representatives of volunteer organizations, the Russian Presidential Administration said.
Russia stated at the end of April that it regained entirely, with the help of North Korean soldiers, the Kursk region, where the Ukrainian forces had entered August 2024 in a rapid operation that surprised the Russian army, writes Agerpres.
Resuming negotiations with Ukraine last Friday in Istanbul, after a three -year break, shows that “We are on the right path ”Vladimir Putin appreciated, quoted by the international press agencies. “The contacts between the participants in the discussions in Istanbul have been resumed and this allows us to assume that, in general, we are on the right track. “he added.
According to sources close to Kremlin, quoted by Bloomberg, Putin refuses to accept concessions as he is confident in the superiority of his forces on the Ukraine front.
The respective sources explained that the Russian leader expects that by the end of the year the Russian army can conquer the entire territory of four Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporojie and Herson.
During the discussions in Istanbul, the Russian delegation asked Ukraine to surrender to Russia these territories, including the areas that the Russian army does not control.
