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Putin Invites Journalists To Watch 'Thousands Of Trapped Ukrainian Troops' In Encircled Zone
It seems the Kremlin wants to show the world just how bad the situation is for Ukrainian forces along the frontlines in the east of the country, at a moment Russian infantry troops have already penetrated parts of the city of Pokrovsk.
On Wednesday in live televised remarks President Putin said that Russia is ready to let journalists into Ukraine's encirclement zone. Speaking from the Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow alongside Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Putin declared that "In two places – in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmiysk [the Kremlin's name for Pokrovsk] – the enemy has been blocked, in encirclement." He said of Western journalists, "let them see with their own eyes what's going on."
This was offered as pushback against recent reports from Western media and NATO officials who have by and large downplayed or denied recent Russian gains. Also, the Ukrainian government has flatly rejected that the two cities are encircled, saying it's not true.