Ukraine can absolutely win its war: US Secretary of State

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC that he is convinced Ukraine can win its war with Russia, Report informs.

He could not say how long the conflict would last but insisted that Ukraine's defeat was not inevitable.

Mr. Blinken praised the "extraordinary resilience" of the Ukrainian people.

"If it's the intention of Moscow to try somehow to topple the government and install its own puppet regime, 45 million Ukrainians are going to reject that one way or the other," he said.

The war has already not gone as Russia might have planned, he added.

Stiff resistance by Ukrainian forces continued to hamper Russian advances across the country on the ninth day of the invasion.

He said the international community was committed to doing everything it could to help Ukraine and also to put "excruciating pressure on Russia to end this war.'