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Zelenskyy: Ukrainian Forces Will Stay in Kursk as Long as Needed Amid Russian Troop Buildup

Kyiv [ Ukraine ), March 19 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is amassing troops along the Sumy front and preparing fresh offensives on the Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv fronts to escalate pressure on Kyiv in the coming months, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

He additionally pointed out that Ukrainian forces were sustaining their operations. Russia The Kursk region, even with the recent developments, Russia n offensives.

" Ukraine It is carrying out its mission in the Kursk region. The Ukrainian armed forces are present there, and they will remain so for as long as we require this operation,” he stated, according to Al Jazeera.

earlier in the day, the French President Emmanuel Macron alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, commented on the ongoing peace negotiations Ukraine .

"The initial measures have been implemented, however, the goal should stay consistent: achieving a robust ceasefire that can be measured and verified," stated the French president following his meeting with the German Chancellor in Berlin.

"It is inconceivable without including the Ukrainians at the table," Al Jazeera cited Macron as saying.

He added that Germany Its choice to increase defense expenditure was seen as "positive news" for all of Europe.

Zelenskyy expressed his support for a 30-day cessation of assaults on energy facilities during his visit to meet with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki on Tuesday. However, he indicated that additional information was needed before Ukraine could completely back the initiative.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump stated they had a "fruitful" phone conversation Russia During their meeting with President Vladimir Putin, both leaders concurred on initiating an instant truce concerning energy and infrastructure issues.

On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted that they talked about the main components of a peace deal, and he mentioned that the ceasefire process has started.

"My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia was a very good and productive one. We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine . This War would have never started if I were President! Many elements of a Contract for Peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed, and both President Putin and President Zelenskyy would like to see it end. That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done!", Trump's post read. (ANI)

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