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Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) said the war successful Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western enactment for Kyiv, arsenic the archetypal time of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was marked by communal accusations of violations.
Mr. Putin spoke aft telling soldiers astatine the scaled-down parade successful Moscow that they were warring an “aggressive force” successful Ukraine, backed by each of NATO and describing his warfare goals arsenic “just”.
The Russian person has made the representation of the Soviet triumph implicit Germany successful World War II a cardinal communicative of his 25-year regularisation and repeatedly invoked it to warrant his Ukraine offensive.
Russian authorities typically people the Victory Day parade with pomp and grandeur. But a spate of Ukrainian long-range attacks successful caller weeks prompted the Kremlin to ramp up information measures and downsize this year’s celebrations.
When asked aft the parade whether the Western subject assistance to Ukraine had gone excessively far, Mr. Putin said, “They started ratcheting up the confrontation with Russia, which continues to this day.
“I deliberation it (the conflict) is heading to an extremity but it’s inactive a superior matter,” helium added. “They spent months waiting for Russia to endure a crushing defeat, for its statehood to collapse. It didn’t enactment out.”
“And past they got stuck successful that groove and present they can’t get retired of it,” Mr. Putin said, referring to the Western countries.
Mr. Putin added helium was acceptable to conscionable Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy successful a 3rd state lone erstwhile each conditions for a imaginable bid statement were settled.
“This should beryllium the last point, not the negotiations themselves,” helium said.
Ceasefire violations
After 2 failed attempts astatine truces this week by some Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump connected Friday (May 8, 2026) announced that a three-day ceasefire betwixt some sides would travel into effect from Saturday (May 9, 2026).
Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations of violations, but nary large strikes were reported, contempt continued drone enactment and civilian casualties connected some sides.
“Hopefully, it is the opening of the extremity of a precise long, deadly, and hard-fought War,” Mr. Trump posted connected his Truth Social network, adding the ceasefire would beryllium accompanied by a captive exchange.
The Kremlin said that arsenic of present determination were nary plans to prolong the truce.
The warring sides besides agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners each during the truce. But Mr. Putin said connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) that Russia had not yet received immoderate proposals from Ukraine connected the exchange.
U.S.-mediated talks connected ending the warring person shown small advancement since February, erstwhile Washington shifted absorption to its warfare against Iran.
