The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ operation in the Kursk region makes calls for a ceasefire impossible, states Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. In his opinion, discussions about an immediate ceasefire now take on a different meaning, as this would imply that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would remain in the Kursk region. “This means that everyone would have to be frozen in place. In other words, Russia would have to freeze its occupying forces on Ukrainian territory… because then the Kursk region would be under Ukraine’s control. Therefore, it is now i…