05:26Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia's Kursk region 'cancels the possibility of any negotiations,' speaking at a briefing in Moscow, Wednesday.
"At first, I would like to remind you that the functionaries of the Bankovaya [street] spoke about a certain task of strengthening the negotiating positions of the Kiev regime. Apparently, they leave the question unanswered: who will negotiate with them after that? After the atrocities, the terror that they are organising against civilians, civilian infrastructure and peaceful objects. The attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade our territory a priori, and I will emphasise once again what the Russian leadership said, a priori cancels the possibility of any negotiations," Zakharova said.
She went on to mention that the Western countries provided Kiev with the 'comprehensive support' in conducting the invasion against the Kursk region.
"There are also publications that the West was not aware of what Zelensky was allegedly planning at all. Obviously, of course, none of this is true. Whether they are fakes, fiction, lies or disinformation, call it whatever you want. The fact is that the invasion in the Kursk region is being carried out with the comprehensive support of the West and was authorised by it," Zakharova noted.
Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Kiev was preparing a military operation in the Kursk region 'very secretly and without feedback'.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
Earlier this week, the Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control", with Ukrainian forces advancing to 12 kilometres in depth and 40 kilometres across.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 120,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
On Tuesday, August 13, AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky claimed that Ukrainian forces controlled '74 settlements', having previously stated that his forces had '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
The US State Department has said that its policy of using US weapons to "target imminent threats just across the border" had not changed and that the incursion had not violated US policy.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Ukraine’s attempt to invade Kursk region 'a priori cancels the possibility of any negotiations' - Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia's Kursk region 'cancels the possibility of any negotiations,' speaking at a briefing in Moscow, Wednesday.
"At first, I would like to remind you that the functionaries of the Bankovaya [street] spoke about a certain task of strengthening the negotiating positions of the Kiev regime. Apparently, they leave the question unanswered: who will negotiate with them after that? After the atrocities, the terror that they are organising against civilians, civilian infrastructure and peaceful objects. The attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade our territory a priori, and I will emphasise once again what the Russian leadership said, a priori cancels the possibility of any negotiations," Zakharova said.
She went on to mention that the Western countries provided Kiev with the 'comprehensive support' in conducting the invasion against the Kursk region.
"There are also publications that the West was not aware of what Zelensky was allegedly planning at all. Obviously, of course, none of this is true. Whether they are fakes, fiction, lies or disinformation, call it whatever you want. The fact is that the invasion in the Kursk region is being carried out with the comprehensive support of the West and was authorised by it," Zakharova noted.
Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Kiev was preparing a military operation in the Kursk region 'very secretly and without feedback'.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
Earlier this week, the Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control", with Ukrainian forces advancing to 12 kilometres in depth and 40 kilometres across.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 120,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
On Tuesday, August 13, AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky claimed that Ukrainian forces controlled '74 settlements', having previously stated that his forces had '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
The US State Department has said that its policy of using US weapons to "target imminent threats just across the border" had not changed and that the incursion had not violated US policy.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that Ukraine’s incursion into Russia's Kursk region 'cancels the possibility of any negotiations,' speaking at a briefing in Moscow, Wednesday.
"At first, I would like to remind you that the functionaries of the Bankovaya [street] spoke about a certain task of strengthening the negotiating positions of the Kiev regime. Apparently, they leave the question unanswered: who will negotiate with them after that? After the atrocities, the terror that they are organising against civilians, civilian infrastructure and peaceful objects. The attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade our territory a priori, and I will emphasise once again what the Russian leadership said, a priori cancels the possibility of any negotiations," Zakharova said.
She went on to mention that the Western countries provided Kiev with the 'comprehensive support' in conducting the invasion against the Kursk region.
"There are also publications that the West was not aware of what Zelensky was allegedly planning at all. Obviously, of course, none of this is true. Whether they are fakes, fiction, lies or disinformation, call it whatever you want. The fact is that the invasion in the Kursk region is being carried out with the comprehensive support of the West and was authorised by it," Zakharova noted.
Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Kiev was preparing a military operation in the Kursk region 'very secretly and without feedback'.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
Earlier this week, the Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
Kursk's acting governor also claimed that "28 settlements are under the enemy's control", with Ukrainian forces advancing to 12 kilometres in depth and 40 kilometres across.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 120,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
On Tuesday, August 13, AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky claimed that Ukrainian forces controlled '74 settlements', having previously stated that his forces had '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'.
The US State Department has said that its policy of using US weapons to "target imminent threats just across the border" had not changed and that the incursion had not violated US policy.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.