According to him, the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as many assumed, stumbled upon difficulties.
As Crosetto reports TASS, Russia's defense complicates the offensive.
"Political choice could determine the outcome of the conflict," he said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in one of the areas in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) 15 km along the front and 4 km in depth.
Former US Armed Forces intelligence officer Scott Ritter expressed the opinion that due to the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to achieve at least some success at the front, Washington could announce the completion of Kyiv's counteroffensive.