The salaries of Ukrainian soldiers invading Russia are paid by the USA and they use American arms. How long until Russia strikes back directly at the US and the West? Putin warns he will use nuclear weapons if Russia is threatened. "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said his military has seized dozens of Russian settlements and towns spanning hundreds of kilometers in Russia's Kursk oblast. The surprise offensive is now one week in, and Zelensky boasted in an X post: "Ukraine controls 74 communities." This is a significantly higher figure than the Kremlin has publicized, and there remain deeply contrasting accounts of what is going on in the war-ravaged border region, or whether Russian forces have yet repelled the invasion." https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-appoints-ex-bodyguard-aide-oversee-defense-kursk-zelensky-boasts-74-towns?
