During the Q&A at the Eastern Economic Forum, President Putin was asked about developments on the war front in Ukraine and in Kursk. “When we talk about these issues, we should, first of all, think about the people who are certainly experiencing serious ordeals and suffering from these terrorist attacks. It is the sacred duty of the Armed Forces to do everything possible for expelling the enemy from these territories and reliably protecting our citizens. Of course, the entire country should do its best to support the people….
“First, our Armed Forces stabilized the situation and started gradually pushing the enemy from border territories,” Putin said. “Second, nothing hampers our offensive, and this is the most important thing. On the contrary, by redeploying its sufficiently large and well-trained units to border areas, the enemy weakened its positions in key sectors, and our troops expedited their offensive operations.
