Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hinted that the Ukraine war could soon end. Speaking to reporters after marking Russia’s Victory Day parade, Putin said: “I think that the ‌matter is coming to an end.” The comment was made in response to a question about whether Western help to Ukraine went too far. The Russian leader said: “They started ratcheting up the confrontation with Russia, which continues to this day. I think it is heading to an end, but it’s still a serious matter.”

Putin’s remarks come as Kyiv and Moscow observe a three-day ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine this weekend. The truce was announced on Friday by US President Donald Trump after negotiations brokered by Washington. European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said the European Union was prepared to hold separate talks with Russia and Ukraine “when the right moment comes."

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    4 hours ago

    You mean you think in 2 years Russia will attempt to invade more of Europe? Even despite all the intelligence agency reports saying that not only is Russia fundamentally incapable of doing that, there’s zero evidence that anyone in Russian military or political leadership is even discussing it, publicly or privately?

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      Well, if you want to rely on the publicly available sources about that topic, you go ahead. If you want to check yourself, go look at satellite images of the border between Russia and Finland. You’re welcome.

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        4 hours ago

        LOL. If I want to rely on the reports released by trained intelligence groups with over half a century of experience analyzing these things, that’s fine, but you think you can make better judgements looking at publicly available satellite photos?

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          Why do you have to be such an ass? What you say does literally make no sense. But yeah, go ahead and trust all the governments. I mean they always tell the full truth after all, right? Riiight?