Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the Ukraine war is nearing an end while criticizing Western military support for Ukraine, comments made after a scaled-down Victory Day parade in Moscow where he reiterated determination to defeat Ukraine.

The Guardian

Russian president damns western support that has allowed Ukraine to hold out and asks for talks with Gerhard Schröder in remarks after diminished Victory Day parade
Vladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is winding down – remarks that came a few hours after he had vowed to defeat Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.
“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin told reporters of the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s deadliest conflict since the second wo