Vladimir Putin has claimed the war in Ukraine is ‘coming to an end’ after insisting Russia is fighting for a ‘just cause’ against the West.
The comment came after Moscow hosted a considerably scaled-back military parade on Saturday, marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.
Speaking at the parade, in front of reporters and foreign leaders, the Russian president said: ‘I think that the matter is coming to an end’.
Just hours earlier, however, Putin had used his Victory Day speech to justify the conflict.
In that speech, he said his country was fighting a ‘just’ war and called Ukraine an ‘aggressive force’
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