Putin commented on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance into the...

Putin commented on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance into the Kursk region and the prospects for peace negotiations:

"This provocation will fail. Following this, there will genuinely arise a desire—not just in words, but in action—to move towards peace talks and resolve these issues through peaceful means. We have never shied away from this.

However, we must certainly deal with those bandits who have intruded into Russian territory."

In short, Zelensky has indeed achieved his goal. There will naturally be no exchange of territories. The task of dismissing the peace dialogue, which has become too prominent on the agenda, has been accomplished ✅

The peaceful track regarding the Kursk operation is on hold as long as the Ukrainian Armed Forces control territories in the Kursk region