"Real dilemma for Putin": President Biden weighs in on Ukraine's military offensive against Russia
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According to Biden, Ukraine's sudden attack in the Kursk region of Russia "created a real dilemma" for Russian dictator Putin. At the same time, Washington is maintaining open communication with Kyiv.
According to The New York Post, Biden said this while talking to reporters at the New Orleans airport.
"I have spoken with my staff regularly, probably every four or five hours for the last six or eight days, and it's creating a real dilemma for Putin," Biden said.
According to him, the US authorities directly contact the Ukrainian side. "That's all I'm going to say about it while it's active," the American leader added.
Thus, the publication notes that the US president commented on the offensive of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region for the first time.
For reference:
On the morning of August 6, information appeared on Russian Telegram channels that Ukrainian defenders allegedly broke through the border and entered the territory of the Kursk region, Russia.
The Russian Federation's dictator, Vladimir Putin, recently had a virtual meeting with the acting governor of the Kursk region, Aleksey Smirnov, and encouraged him to stay strong and composed. Additionally, the Russian government has announced plans to provide 10,000 rubles ($116) to residents of the Kursk region who evacuated from high-risk areas.
According to the Washington Post, Ukraine now controls the Sudzha gas measuring station, located approximately 8 kilometers deep in Russia. Russia does not deny this.
On August 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, directly confirmed the Ukrainian military's offensive operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation for the first time. Currently, Ukrainian troops control about a thousand square kilometers of Russian territory.
It is worth noting that as of August 12, the Ukrainian army controls approximately 44 settlements in the Kursk region of Russia, reports DeepState.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine's armed forces currently control 74 settlements in the Kursk region.
