Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’

<p>Russian leader says he would be willing to negotiate, as drone attacks continue after scaled-back Moscow parade</p><p>Vladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is winding down, in remarks that came a few hours after he had vowed to defeat Ukraine at Moscow’s most <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/russia-putin-moscow-victory-day-parade-scaled-back">scaled-back Victory Day parade</a> in years.</p><p>“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin said of Europe’s deadliest conflict since the second world war. He said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder – a choice likely to be met with skepticism in Ukraine and the EU.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/vladimir-putin-suggests-ukraine-war-is-coming-to-an-end">Continue reading...</a>