Putin says Russia will expel Ukrainian forces from border region

Ukrainian military vehicles are seen at the road, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 11, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the army would eject Ukrainian troops from Russian sovereign territory after Kyiv's biggest incursion across the border since the start of the war in 2022.

Ukrainian forces rammed through the Russian border last Tuesday and swept across some western parts of Russia's Kursk region, a surprise attack that may be aimed at gaining leverage in possible ceasefire talks after the U.S. election in November.