Putin says Russia could have been ‘better prepared’ for Ukrainian counterattack

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow could have more successfully readied southern regions of the country bordering Ukraine for cross-border attacks from Ukrainian territory.

“Of course, there is nothing good in this,” he says, referring to recent cross-border counterattacks on Russia’s southern region of Belgorod.

“But, in principle, one could have assumed that the enemy would behave this way, and one could have prepared better,” he adds.

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