Putin urges Ukrainian forces fighting in Kursk to surrender

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : We controlled Kursk for seven months and could have held for some more, if not for the cutoff of the intelligence sharing in real time from the U.S.' Lt Col Nadiradze did not mince his words when it came to Musk, who has acted as a cheerleader for Trump posting anti-Ukraine messages on his social media platform X. 'Musk is widely hated not only in the Ukrainian army, but in the entire Ukraine, after things he has said and done,' he said. '
45% : Lt Col Nadiradze told the Mail: 'I could not shake off the feeling and impression that they knew beforehand that Trump would cut off military aid and intelligence sharing - the latter of which was a huge detriment to our efforts.
45% : The very day Trump announced his decision, the Russians got two villages - Zhuravka and Novenke, giving them logistical access to Sudzha, the biggest town in Ukrainian-controlled Kursk, which the Russians have now all but taken, their flags are in the town centre.
35% : Ukrainian troops fighting in Kursk have been urged to surrender by Vladimir Putin after Donald Trump urged Russia to 'spare' their lives.
29% : But despite the setback, Volodymyr Zelensky 's popularity has 'sky rocketed' on the front since his showdown with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
23% : But after President Trump paused military aid and intelligence sharing two weeks ago, Russia has now forced them to retreat from most of the territory.

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