Russia says last Ukrainian troops expelled from Kursk region, Kyiv denies assertion
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a report of Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 26, 2025. PHOTO | REUTERS
Putin, speaking amid intensified diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration to end the Ukraine conflict, said the expulsion of Ukrainian forces from Russian soil opened the way for further Russian successes inside Ukraine.