Putin says Russia will reap Ukrainian forces in Kursk if they surrender Russia-Ukraine, news war

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would reap the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in the western Kursk region if Kiev ordered them to surrender.

Ukraine denied its forces in Kursk, describing the demand as a Russian fabrication, but on Friday, President Foludmir Zelinski described the situation to the Ukrainian forces there as “very difficult.”

Trump wrote on social media that he asked the Russian president to reap the lives of thousands of Ukrainians who said they were “completely surrounded” and at risk.

“I strongly asked Putin to save their lives. This will be a horrific massacre, which you have not seen since World War II.

Putin, which addresses the Security Council, said he read Trump’s appeal and understood Trump’s call to take into account humanitarian considerations.

Putin said: “In this regard, I would like to confirm that if (Ukrainian forces) put their arms and hand them over, they will be guaranteed to life and appropriate treatment in accordance with international law and the laws of the Russian Federation.”

“The implementation of the American president’s appeal effectively is a need for an order in exchange for the military and political leadership of Ukraine to the military units for its surrender and surrender.”

Ukrainian forces in Russia Kursk It has been increasingly pressure in recent days, as a Russian anti -attack collected a large part of the lands captured from Ukraine there last summer, depriving Kyiv a vital point of financial lever on Moscow in any possible talks of Indian.

The Russian forces also crossed the borders to the Ukrainian territories in the Sumi area facing Korsk.

Conflict talks

Trump’s comments come after his Middle East envoy, Steve Wittouf, spoke to Putin in Moscow on Thursday about an American temporary ceasefire proposal for 30 days.

Kiev said he was ready to accept the proposal, while Putin said on Thursday that he supported the idea of ​​a ceasefire but he presented a A series of conditions This must be fulfilled before Moscow agrees to the truce.

Trump described the conversations as “very good and fruitful” and said that there is “a very good opportunity because this terrible bloody war can finally end.”

Zelinski said he saw a good opportunity to finish war With Russia and urged the United States and others ’allies to put pressure on Moscow.

“At the present time, we have a good opportunity to quickly end this war and secure peace. Zelinski said on X.

Speaking to reporters, he reiterated his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin would delay access to the ceasefire for as long as possible.

“If there is a strong response from the United States, they will not be allowed to play. If there are steps that Russia is not afraid of, the process will be delayed.”

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Putin-who expressed concern that Ukraine would take advantage of any truce to assemble-used the meeting late at night with Witkeov to transfer information and “signals” to Trump.

Peskov said: “There are definitely reasons to optimistic about caution,” Putin is supporting President Trump’s position in terms of settlement, but he expressed some questions that must be answered together. “

Peskov said that the timing of a phone call between the presidents would be placed as soon as I got out and tied Trump.

Putin said that he wants Ukraine to join its ambitions to join NATO, Russia to control each of the four Ukrainian regions that it claimed is its own, and the size of the Ukrainian army is limited.

He also made it clear that he wants to reduce Western sanctions and hold presidential elections in Ukraine, which Kiev says is premature while martial laws are still valid.

Tony Brenton, the former British ambassador to Russia, said that the war in Ukraine began disastrous for the Russians as the Kremlin cost a lot of money, leaving Putin keen on “a conclusion that can be sold to his people.”

“But there are some Russian concerns about it. First of all, they win that battle in Corsak and they may want to end it before you enter the ceasefire. Second, the ceasefire does not mean that everyone stops shooting … you must have a kind of systems … and this suffers from that.”

“On these conditions, there is delay and negotiations to obtain a ceasefire in its place,” he said.

“I think there is a real opportunity in reality … One can be optimistic that we will get a ceasefire … In the next few weeks, there will again be negotiations on long -term peace,” he added.