Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to Ukrainian formations to lay down arms in the Kursk region is still valid, but Kiev's time is running out, the Russian leader's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
"It is still valid", he answered a question related to the proposal. "However, their time is shrinking like shagreen leather".
On Friday, at a meeting with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council, Putin guaranteed Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region life and dignified treatment if they lay down arms and surrender. However, for this to happen, the corresponding order must be issued by the military and political leadership in Kiev, the Russian president pointed out.
This was Putin's reaction to the call of US President Donald Trump, who asked the Russian president to "spare" the soldiers of the Ukrainian formations in the Kursk region.