(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russian forces are prevailing in what he said was a “righteous battle” in Ukraine.

“Our fighters and commanders go on the attack, and the entire country, all of Russia, is waging this righteous battle and working hard,” Putin said in a video published on the Kremlin’s website.

“Together we are defending our love for the Motherland and the unity of our historical destiny, we are fighting and we are prevailing.”

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, calling it a “special military operation” to demilitarise and de-nazify its neighbour. Kyiv and its allies say the invasion is an unprovoked imperialistic attempt to grab land.

The war has no end in sight despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s dipl

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