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title: "Putin addresses security issues amid Ukraine’s Kursk gains"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/39050/putin-addresses-security-issues-amid-ukraine-s-kursk-gains
published: 2024-08-23T07:57:41Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Putin addresses security issues amid Ukraine’s Kursk gains

> President Vladimir Putin has issued a statement regarding the Russian region where Ukraine has taken over more than 1,000 square kilometres of territory: “Do not blame me,” reports Politico.

President Vladimir Putin has issued a statement regarding the Russian region where Ukraine has taken over more than 1,000 square kilometres of territory: *“Do not blame me,”* reports [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-kursk-russia-invasion-war-in-ukraine/).

![AFP / President Vladimir Putin said the "security issues" that arose in Kursk were "issues that are the responsibility of the security forces"](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/f2cb87b5-0eb5-49b4-85ba-9c87e901b065.jpg)

*Sursa: AFP / President Vladimir Putin said the "security issues" that arose in Kursk were "issues that are the responsibility of the security forces"*

Speaking via videoconference at a meeting with Russian politicians, including the governors of the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions, Putin declared that the *“security problems”* in Kursk are *“the responsibility of the security forces.”*

The Russian president further stated that Moscow will work with *“local and regional authorities”* and *“security agencies”* to *“play a positive role in achieving our objectives here.”*

It should be noted that Kiev's troops launched a surprise offensive into the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, earlier this month, prompting the regional governor to declare a state of emergency.

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine has captured over 90 Russian settlements in Kursk.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**