The Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an assessment as to why the Kyiv authorities decided to attack the Kursk Region, APA reports citing TASS.
"The current authorities aren’t legitimate even according to domestic laws. They were supposed to hold a presidential election but they abandoned this idea, citing martial law, which runs counter to the Ukrainian constitution," Putin noted.
In his view, Ukraine needs to continue military operations to keep the current status quo. "If military operations come to an end, the Ukrainian authorities will have to lift martial law and hold a presidential election right after martial law is lifted," Putin explained.
He added that the Kursk attack was also meant to stop the Russian advance in Donbass. "The enemy sought to stop our advance on the main frontline, that is, in Donbass," the president said.
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