Aim of offensive into Russia to draw Moscow into 'fair talks', says Ukraine

Comments by Zelenskiy aide come as Russia accuses western forces of involvement in Kursk incursion Russia-Ukraine war - latest news updates Ukraine's lightning offensive into several Russian border regions is designed to persuade Moscow to engage in "fair" talks about its war in Ukraine, an aide to Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said. The Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on the Telegram messaging app: "We need to inflict significant tactical defeats on Russia. In the Kursk region,...