All right, Alexandria, let's talk about what is going on in Ukraine, and let's focus on what is going on in Kursk.

And the latest explanation from Ukraine, from the Zelensky government, as to what they are doing in Kursk, what is going on in this Kursk operation is that they are consolidating their gains.

They are blowing up bridges, three bridges, to be exact.

And the purpose of blowing up these bridges is to create a buffer zone and a place where Ukraine can actually hold territory,

hold Russian territory, to create an area where they can hold Russian territory,

and then use the capture of this Russian territory in order to force Russia to negotiate, capitulate, something like that.

Actually, let me read what Zelensky said.

It is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible to conduct maximum counter-offensive

actions. This includes creating a buffer zone on the aggressor's territory. Yes. So this is,

this is the new rationale. Now, just to repeat a point that I made before, this is the latest

in a succession of explanations for what the Ukrainians are trying to do in course.

I mean, the first claim, which is made by Mikhailo Podoliak, Zolensky's advisor,

was that this was intended to seize Russian territory that would put Ukraine in a stronger

position in negotiations.

There would be a land swap.

Ukraine would get much or all of its land back,

and in return the Russians would be given back this territory, of course.

This was the original rationale that Podoliak gave,

and he gave it twice, by the way, in two separate interviews.

We're not hearing much about that anymore because, of course, Putin has now rejected outright any idea of negotiations. So that was one explanation. The second explanation was that they were

doing this in order to get the Russians to divert their troops from

Dombas, where the Russians, as we discussed in another video, are engaged in a massive offensive.

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