VOLODYMYR Zelensky insisted Ukraine was still fighting in Kursk after Vladimir Putin claimed it was “liberated” by Russia.
Tyrant Putin had praised his generals for re-taking the Russian territory seized in a counter-attack last summer.
But Ukraine’s President Zelensky insisted his troops had not yet relinquished all of the land — thought to be a key bargaining chip in peace talks.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed again yesterday it was fully under Russian control.
On Saturday, he had said it was “fully liberated”.
Yesterday, he also revealed Putin had “congratulated generals on the victory and thanked them for their heroic work”.
But Russian state media admitted “scattered groups and individual soldiers” of the Ukrainian army were still fighting.
And Mr Zelensky declared: “Our military continues to actively defend the designated areas of the Kursk regions.”
In other news, Russian President Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov mentioned that the Kremlin was open to agreeing to a deal mediated by US President Donald Trump, as long as specific details could be adjusted.
US national security chief Mike Waltz added the President would use “both carrots and sticks” to make Putin strike a deal.
After a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky during the Pope’s funeral, President Trump criticized Russia, accusing Putin of deceiving him.
UK Cabinet minister Pat McFadden expressed approval of the acknowledgment of the outcomes of Russian aggression during the meeting, stating that the approach taken was appropriate and appreciated.
