MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Russia's struggle with the West is a war in the broad sense and warned that it is bound to last.

"If you mean, let's say, war in a broad context - a confrontation with hostile states, with unfriendly countries, a hybrid war that they have unleashed against our country - it is bound to last. We need to stay firm, confident, self-concentrated and united around the president," he told a news briefing on Wednesday in response to a question about how long the special military operation might take and if there was any chance it might end this year.

As for progress in combat operations, Peskov said, only the authorities concerned, such as the Defense Ministry, were in a position to comment.