Putin hosts Belarus leader, calls Ukraine’s counter-offensive a failure
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia June 9, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo By Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counteroffensive “has failed” as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander