Putin Thinks the Ukraine/Russia War is Coming to an End

After rounds of peace talks with the U.S. as mediators has failed, Putin told reporters only hours after a small Victory Day parade on Saturday that he thinks the war with Ukraine is coming to an end.

“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin said on Saturday.

Furthermore, Putin said he would be willing to negotiate terms for European security arrangements with the former Chancellor of Germany,  Gerhard Schröder, as he stated that peace talks with Donald Trump’s administration were on pause. Schröder is a friend of Putin’s.

European Council President Antonio Costa said last week he believed there was “potential” for the E.U. to negotiate with Russia, ‌and to discuss the future of the security architecture of Europe.

ZELENSKYY: Putin himself now says he is finally ready for real meetings. We have pushed him a bit, and we have long been ready for meetings, so we need to find the right format. This war must end, and our security must be reliably guaranteed. We thank everyone who helps us. pic.twitter.com/qk1Pn3YGUS

— Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) May 10, 2026

Following the bigly military parade in Moscow on Saturday, Putin spoke to reporters about what he saw as the “causes” of the invasion of Ukraine.

 He blamed “globalist” Western leaders, saying they promised NATO would not expand eastward after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, ⁠but then tried to draw Ukraine into the European Union’s orbit.

Russia marked the Victory Day on May 9 without any military equipment due to Moscow's changing fortunes in the war in Ukraine.

For years, Moscow's Victory Day parade has served as one of the Kremlin's most carefully choreographed demonstrations of military strength and… pic.twitter.com/PSwcfM3aA6

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 9, 2026

NBC, HuffPost