Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 14 that Ukrainian soldiers must surrender in Kursk Oblast after U.S. President Donald Trump's request to "spare" the troops he claimed are surrounded.
The General Staff said that Ukrainian units "have regrouped, moved to more favorable defense lines, and are completing their assigned tasks" in Kursk Oblast.
Speaking during a meeting of Russia's Security Council, Putin claimed that some Ukrainian troops "are blocked" in the embattled Russian region.
"In order to effectively implement the U.S. president's call, an appropriate order from Ukraine's military and political leadership to its military units is necessary," Putin said.
Neither Trump nor Putin provided evidence that Ukrainian troops are currently surrounded at any location.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-troops-in-kursk-oblast-must-surrender-putin -claims/
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* Origin: Ukraine News from various sources (2:263/1)