Putin Signals War Near End, Seeks European Security Talks via Schröder
Putin said the Ukraine war is winding down and signaled openness to new European security talks, naming Gerhard Schröder as his preferred interlocutor and indicating he would meet Zelenskyy in a third country only after conditions are met; a fragile three-day ceasefire with prisoner exchanges was in effect amid mutual accusations, while Moscow’s Victory Day parade was scaled back.