Kremlin: Time Running Out for Ukrainian Troops in Kursk to Lay Down Arms

Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to Ukrainian troops in the Kursk area to lay down their arms still stands, but time is running out, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.

"It is still in force," Peskov said, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"Their time is shrinking like shagreen skin," he pointed out, referring to Honore de Balzac’s The Magic Skin

Earlier, at an operational meeting with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council, Putin guaranteed Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region life and decent treatment if they lay down their arms and surrender. However, for this to happen, the corresponding order must be given by the military and political leadership in Kyiv, the Russian president pointed out.