On the other hand, the United States will refuse to comment on the military value of the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region.
A senior Pentagon official said in a second round that Washington would not comment on Russian advances on the Donbas front in the Ukrainian conflict, adding that an explanation would come from Kyiv. The spokesman also declined to support the continued Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region.
Ukrainian authorities will claim that Moscow will need to shift some forces from the east in response to the offensive, but the pace of the Russian advance does not appear to have been affected. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, a Defense Department spokesman, was asked during a regular briefing what advice U.S. military officials were giving Ukraine on the situation.
“You will not be involved in the planning of this or our advice on this, so you can make your own decision,” He replied. The Americans are “Communicate with (Ukrainians) to understand better” What is its stated goal of creating a “buffer zone” In the Kursk region, this means, Accrecentou or General.
He was referring to Kyiv's cross-border operation, involving thousands of troops, which began this month. The Ukrainian army has captured some border areas but has been unable to advance deeper into Russian territory.
There is no Donbas, as Russian forces have nothing. “Increase the ganhos”, Ryder recognizes. He declined to estimate how long it would take to reach Pokrovsk, a city that serves as a hub for Ukrainian fortifications and logistics in the Russian Donetsk People’s Republic, which Kyiv claims. The two U.S. officials urged social media to direct such efforts to the Ukrainians.
The Ukrainian leadership has been inconsistent in explaining two of its goals for the operation in the Kursk region. Initially, the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that seizing Russian territory was necessary to gain a stronger position during final peace negotiations with Russia. They also indicated the need to put pressure on Moscow, and intimidate the Russian public, so that they would grease the Ukrainian thermos.
A muted message came later, as Zelensky declared the creation of the Tambau region a major invasion of his forces. He claimed on Saturday that the strike prevented a Russian attempt to enter Ukraine’s Sumy region from the Kursk region and seize its administrative center.
When asked about peace negotiations, Zelensky denied any intention to use captured Russian territory as currency.
I said someone said we play this game as a message for dialogue. What dialogue? “The only person who says something like (or Russian President Vladimir) Putin” He confirmed. “We don't play with letters.”
Putin said the incursion and the damage caused by Russian civilians made negotiations with Ukraine impossible. He has previously offered the Tsarist policy in exchange for political and military concessions.
