U.S. intelligence denies Trump and Putin’s claims on encirclement of Ukrainian forces in Kursk

Reuters reports this, citing three American and European officials familiar with their governments' intelligence assessments.  

According to their information, Ukrainian soldiers have lost positions in the Kursk region in recent days but are not encircled, contrary to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.  

As Reuters notes, U.S. intelligence shared this assessment with the White House, yet Trump continues to claim that Ukrainian forces are encircled in the Kursk region.

• Russian forces in the Kursk region are attempting to simulate a threat to Sumy, but their current capabilities and the Ukrainian-controlled buffer zone make a full-scale occupation unlikely.