Putin Gets Testy With Kursk's Governor

Posted • August 14, 2024: It has been a week since the Ukrainian Army rolled across the lightly defended border with Russia's Kursk Oblast and set off a panic in the Kremlin...and in the White House. Rather than cover this in my weekly Putin's War update, I thought I'd cover this as a standalone subject for as long as the punitive expedition lasts. For the story's genesis, check out my update last week; see Putin's War, Week 128. Russia Invaded. https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/08/09/putins-war-week-128-n2177755 -- Putin's position on potential negotiations remains maximalist. He insists that Ukraine recognize Russia's annexation of five Ukrainian oblasts and withdraw troops from their administrative boundaries as a precondition to talks that would presumably demand even more Ukrainian concessions. (…)

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