Ukraine war: Kyiv plans to indefinitely hold Russian territory it seized, says Zelensky
File photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy said on Tuesday (Sep3) that his country was planning to indefinitely hold Russian territoryit had seized during the surprise Kursk invasion last month.
"We don’t need their land. We don’t want to bring our Ukrainian way of life there," President Zelensky told NBC News. Headded that Ukraine would hold the territoryas it was integral to his "victory plan" to end the war which has been going on since late February 2022.
The Ukrainian president further said that he would present the proposal to international partners like the United States (US).
The Kursk invasion
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On August 6, the Ukrainian militarylaunched a major cross-border incursion into Russia'sKurskregion. The military claimed that it reached up to nearly 1,300 square kilometresdeep into the Russian region. It also tookhundreds of Russian prisoners of war.
Ukraine said that the incursion,arguably its boldest move in the war, wasdesigned to protect its border settlements from constant Russian strikes.
Russia called the incursiona "major provocation" and said it would retaliate.
'Biden adminwas not aware of operation'
During the interview with NBC News, Zelensky said that US President Joe Biden's administration was not aware of Kyiv's Kursk invasion,and it was kept as a closely guarded secret even inside Ukraine.
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Zelenskyalso said he couldn't discuss whether Ukraine planned to try and seize more Russian territory.
“I will not tell, I’m sorry, I can’t speak about it. It’s like the beginning of our, this, Kursk operation," he added.
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(With inputs from agencies)