Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left Kursk region as Zelensky meets Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia’s Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff for Russia’s armed forces, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the news in a meeting on Saturday, Mr Peskov told Russian state news outlet Interfax.