Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict is coming to an end

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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism that the conflict with Ukraine is nearing an end, suggesting willingness to negotiate new security arrangements in Europe. These statements were made following Moscow's recent reduced military celebrations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years. “I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin told reporters of the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. He also said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe ‌and that his preferred negotiating partner...