Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine's counteroffensive would fail as Kyiv's troops sought to advance in several directions, including the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia.
"I think that Ukraine's armed forces stand no chance here, as well as in other directions -- I have no doubt about that," Putin told an annual economic forum in Saint Petersburg.
AFP and representatives of other countries the Kremlin deems "unfriendly" were not accredited to cover the forum.
-AFP
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