Putin hints at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, but why now?
Key takeaways
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks the Ukraine war is coming to an end despite broader negotiations remaining stalled.
- Speaking after Victory Day events in Moscow, Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to hold direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow or a neutral country.
- Ukrainian officials said on Sunday that Russian attacks left at least three people dead, and that close to 150 combat engagements had occurred on the front lines in the previous 24 hours.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks the Ukraine war is coming to an end despite broader negotiations remaining stalled.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the media following his meetings with foreign delegations at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2026 [Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Vladimir Putin has signalled that his country’s war with Ukraine may be ‘coming to an end’, as the Russian president again blamed the West for prolonging the fighting through military support to Kyiv.
Speaking after Victory Day events in Moscow, Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to hold direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow or a neutral country.