Russia has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, President Vladimir Putin said.

All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia's Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia’s Armed Forces, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the news in a meeting Saturday,

The fourth meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff brought the sides “closer” on Ukraine as well as on other geopolitical issues, according to the Kremlin.