"Get the hell out of Ukraine": White House responds to Putin's whining about Kursk region

The administration of US President Joe Biden has advised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine if he is concerned about the situation in the Kursk region. The head of the Kremlin was reminded that he is the aggressor in this war, and Ukraine is defending itself against the attack.

This was stated by John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator for the White House National Security Council, at a briefing on Monday, August 12. This is how the American official reacted to the latest statements by Russian officials that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in Kursk region is allegedly run by the West.

Kirby called such statements propaganda, which the dictator has been clinging to since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.

"The only ones who are at war in Ukraine are the Russians themselves. It is they who are invading Ukraine, and Ukraine is defending itself against aggression. This is Russia's war against Ukraine, nothing more and nothing less, and it has been that way from the very beginning," he emphasized.

The White House representative reminded Putin that it was he who started the full-scale war against the Ukrainian people, and that at any moment he can give an order and end the war if he does not like the current situation, particularly in the Kursk region.

"But make no mistake about it: this is Putin's war against Russia. And if he doesn't like it, if it's making him a little uncomfortable, then there's an easy solution: he can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day," he added.

As reported earlier, the United States and the European Union reacted to the situation in the Kursk region. In their opinion, Ukraine has the legal right to act within its capabilities in the situation.

On August 12, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the Defense Forces control about 1,000 square kilometers of the Kursk region. Fighting is taking place along almost the entire frontline.

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