Kursk assault 'severe blow' to Putin: EU's Borrell

Brussels, Belgium: The EU s top diplomat said Wednesday that Ukraine s Kursk counteroffensive had dealt a severe blow to Vladimir Putin s war narrat...

Brussels, Belgium: The EU's top diplomat said Wednesday that Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensive had dealt a "severe blow" to Vladimir Putin's war narrative, while calling for a lifting of restrictions on Kyiv using Western-supplied weapons inside Russia.

Josep Borrell's comments came two days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his plea for partner countries to let it use long-range weapons deep inside Russia -- in order to halt Moscow's advance in eastern Ukraine.

Writing on X after speaking with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Borrell called the Kursk offensive "a severe blow to Russian President Putin's narrative."

He went on to argue for "lifting restrictions on the use of capabilities vs the Russian military involved in aggression against Ukraine, in accordance with international law."

The EU foreign policy chief argued such a shift would "strengthen Ukrainian self defence by ending Russia's sanctuary for its attacks" as well as saving lives and advancing peace efforts.