Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against prolonging the conflict by providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. He also mocked Ukraine's failing counteroffensive, saying that President Voldoymyr Zelensky would only come to the negotiating table when Ukraine's forces and equipment are exhausted. “I think that there will be no fundamental changes in the Russian direction in US foreign policy, no matter who is elected president," Putin said. He was speaking at a forum in Russia's Vladivostok. Watch.
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