Russia: Ukraine's Land Grabbing Puts Stop to Peace

Kyiv has put the issue of peace talks with Russia "on a long pause" by attacking Russia's Kursk region, the Russian Foreign Ministry's special envoy Rodion Miroshnik said Wednesday, according to Russian state agency TASS. Kyiv blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week. The surprise operation has given Ukraine its biggest battlefield gains since 2022 after months on the backfoot. In a video posted on his Telegram account, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shown being briefed by his top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi,...