KYIV — Russia on Monday ruled out any peace talks with Ukraine despite Kyiv raising pressure on the Kremlin by claiming fresh advances in its offensive into Russian territory.
Ukraine sent troops and tanks over the border on August 6 in a surprise incursion two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion, and it says it makes new gains virtually every day.The biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II has rattled Russia and penetrated several kilometers into Russia's Kursk region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine now controlled over 1,250 square kilometers and 92 settlements.
The president urged diplomats to organize a second round of peace talks this year, saying 'we must force Russia, with all our might and together with our partners, to make peace.'But Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Ukraine's incursion had pushed peace talks further away.'At the current stage, given this escapade, we will not talk,' he said.
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