Ukraine's offensive in Russia is "legitimate" ; and will stop if Moscow accepts a "just peace" and put an end to its invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian diplomatic service announced today, reported France Presse, also BTA.
„The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace (...), the sooner they will stop the incursions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces into Russian territory,” said the spokesman of the Ukrainian diplomacy Giorgi Tikhii, describing these operations as “absolutely legitimate“.
Ukraine does not seek to “annex“ Russian territories, assured today the spokesman of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgi Tikhii, referring to the military operations that have been taking place for a week in the Russian Kursk region, reported France Press.
"Unlike Russia, Ukraine does not need foreign ownership. "Ukraine does not want to annex territory from the Kursk region, but wants to protect the lives of its people," the diplomat said at a press conference.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Moscow should be forced to make peace and that the war is returning to Russia after its attempt to take it to other countries, Reuters reported.
In addition, Zelensky said in his regular evening address to the nation that the major Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region is a matter that affects the security of Ukraine and that Kiev has captured areas from where Russia is striking.
"Russia must be forced to make peace,", stressed the Ukrainian leader.
Zelensky pointed out that since June 1, the Russian army has attacked the Ukrainian Sumy region, which borders the Kursk region, about 2,100 times.
"Russia brought the war to others, and now it is returning to her home. "Ukraine has always wanted only peace, and we will certainly provide it," concluded the Ukrainian president.