Kremlin: Russia has used only a fraction of its potential in Ukraine

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Published: Jul 8, 2022, 09:52 GMT+00:00

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has used only a small portion of its potential in its "special military operation" in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.

A local resident walks past a heavily damaged apartment building in Sievierodonetsk

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has used only a small portion of its potential in its “special military operation” in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had barely started in Ukraine and dared the West to try to defeat it on the battlefield, while insisting that Moscow was still open to the idea of peace talks.

“Russia’s potential is so great that only a small portion of it is being used in the special operation,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call with reporters.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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