Watch live: Pentagon Briefing ⏐ Tuesday 13 August

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room in Washington. Vladimir Putin is looking to shift responsibility for the continuing challenges Russia faces in repelling the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk and continuing problems in other border regions, a leading thinktank has assessed. The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted Mr Putin's meeting with military, security, and federal and regional government officials about the situation in Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk yesterday. His focus was "to portray himself as an effective and knowledgeable manager of the situation", ISW said. Russia-Ukraine latest ➡️ https://trib.al/zqqksxc More world news 🌏 https://trib.al/zqqksxc More US news 🔴 https://trib.al/oti9lKT SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales