Vladimir Putin 's mouthpiece has claimed Russia hasn't won its war yet because it's a battle against NATO, not Ukraine.
Russia Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan told TV pundits on state-controlled propaganda programme Russia-1 that it was NATO's fault the invasion is dragging on.
It comes as Russia 's "special military operation" entered its 53rd day. Forces have been met with fierce Ukrainian resistance and have failed to completely capture any major city.