Putin hints at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, but why now?

Vladimir Putin has signalled that his country’s war with Ukraine may be ‘coming to an end’ , as the Russian president again blamed the West for prolonging the fighting through military support to Kyiv. Speaking after Victory Day events in Moscow, Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to hold direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow or a neutral country. …