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Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict 'coming to an end'
BBC News ^ | May 9, 2026 | Claire Keenan

Posted on 05/09/2026 7:06:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.

"I think that the matter is coming to an end," he said, referring to the "special military operation" in Ukraine, while condemning Western support for the Kyiv government.

Russia's annual parade lacked the usual display of tanks and missiles, due to security concerns as authorities feared Ukraine might target Red Square with drones.

A last-minute ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, brokered by US President Donald Trump, reduced the danger of any attack and the parade passed off without incident.

Putin's comments came just hours after he used his Victory Day speech to justify the war.

In that speech he said Russia was fighting a "just" war and called Ukraine an "aggressive force" that was being "armed and supported by the whole bloc of Nato".

Later, when asked at a news conference about the West helping Ukraine, Putin said: "They (West) promised assistance and then began fuelling a confrontation with Russia that continues to this day. I think that the matter is coming to an end, but it is a serious matter."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: absurdzeeping; proxywar; russia; ukraine; welfarewar

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1 posted on 05/09/2026 7:06:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

What a horrible waste of lives and treasure.


2 posted on 05/09/2026 7:27:34 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Not all 2,000,000,000 muslims want to murder me, but 200,000,000 probably do.)
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To: Uncle Miltie
Just like WWI...

Only if the election wasn't stolen in 2020.

3 posted on 05/09/2026 7:34:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

President Trump had American troops in Ukraine training them while he was arming the Ukraine armed forces, that would not necessarily be enough to stop the long range plans of the world’s second strongest army and its dictator from attempting to complete the slow invasion of his neighbor.


4 posted on 05/09/2026 7:44:37 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: MinorityRepublican

True. Very true.


5 posted on 05/09/2026 7:48:17 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Putin: a servant of Satan himself.


6 posted on 05/09/2026 7:49:20 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Zelensky and his cohorts don’t have more Christian men to send to their deaths. That will have to wait for another conflict elsewhere.


7 posted on 05/09/2026 7:52:49 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: DennisR
"Putin: a servant of Satan himself."

I envy you your certainty. Recent history has caused me to doubt the information sources I've had throughout my life. As a result there is very little that I am so certain about.

8 posted on 05/09/2026 8:21:12 PM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Zelensky is already backfilling Ukrainian men with poop tossers.


9 posted on 05/09/2026 9:13:35 PM PDT by IDFbunny (Crimea was never Ukraine.)
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To: The Duke

Globalist war jingos are here too.


10 posted on 05/09/2026 9:15:16 PM PDT by IDFbunny (Crimea was never Ukraine.)
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