Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes the Ukraine war is “coming to an end,” hours after vowing victory over Kyiv at a pared-down Victory Day parade devoid of its usual military hardware display.
The Kremlin’s spokesperson tempered Putin’s remarks, saying “reaching a peace agreement is a very long road with many complicated details.”
Longer-term peace talks remain stalled, with both sides accusing each other of violating a three-day, US-brokered ceasefire announced Friday.
While Putin has vowed to continue fighting until all of Moscow’s goals are achieved, Russia’s battlefield momentum has slowed: At the current rate, it could take over three decades to fully seize the Donbas region, The New York Times reported.