The attack by Ukraine on Russia's Kursk Oblast has led to a long-term suspension of peace talks

The Russian Foreign Ministry: The attack by Ukraine on Russia's Kursk Oblast has led to a long-term suspension of peace talks.

On August 14 local time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said at a regular press conference that the terrorist attack launched by Ukraine on Russia's Kursk Oblast has led to a long-term suspension of the topic of peace talks between the two sides.

Starting from August 6, the Ukrainian army launched an attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast. Subsequently, fierce conflicts broke out between the two sides in this oblast. On August 13, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the Ukrainian army's offensive in Kursk Oblast was still ongoing. He also stated that the Ukrainian army had taken control of 74 settlements in the Kursk region, and preparations for the next operation were underway. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Syrskyi, informed Zelensky that the Ukrainian army had taken control of 40 square kilometers of territory in the Kursk region within the past 24 hours. As of the 12th, the Ukrainian army had taken control of about 1,000 square kilometers of territory in Russia.

However, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the same day that the Russian army successfully prevented the breakthrough of the Ukrainian army in the direction of Kursk. Previously, when Russian President Putin held a meeting on the situation on the southern border of Russia on the 12th, he said that the attacks launched by Ukraine on the Russian mainland "were aimed at enhancing its position in the negotiations", and the Russian side would resolutely respond to a series of provocations by the Ukrainian side in the border area.