US Senator Graham calls Ukraine's incursion into Russia 'bold', 'beautiful'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 12, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called Ukraine's shock cross-border operation into Russia's Kursk region "brilliant" and "bold" in a visit to Kyiv on Monday, and he urged the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs.

With Russia still struggling to repel the Ukrainian incursion seven days after it began, Ukraine's top commander said Kyiv controlled around 1,000 square kilometers in the Kursk region.