NEW DELHI, September 8 (HS/RIA Novosti) - Russia is confident of its victory in the conflict in Ukraine, and the victory is very close, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Yes, we are confident, and we are sure that the victory is very near. We are very confident in our military potential, in our military, well, in our military actions, they are going on very successful, very successful, Peskov told a briefing ahead of the BRICS summit organized by Sputnik.

The conflict in Ukraine could have ended a long time ago, the spokesman added.

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