Considering the attack on Ukraine’s Kursk region, Russia's new demand for the end of the Ukraine conflict could be the capitulation of the Kyiv government.

Axar.az reports that this was stated by Brazilian geopolitician Pepe Escobar in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“This is directly related to what is happening on the battlefield; the conditions are different. Essentially, it means unconditional surrender. First, Russia will spend some time clearing the Kursk region, and then it will advance its troops to threaten Kyiv with a ‘tsunami of artillery’ for surrender. Moscow has the weapons, means, and strategic capabilities to continue this relentlessly,” he said.