US mulls what Putin's end game might look like as war in Ukraine grinds on
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN US officials found Russian President Vladimir Putin muted and subdued when he delivered his Victory Day address on Monday, further obscuring their attempts to ascertain the Russian leader’s ultimate objectives in Ukraine.
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By Angela Dewan, CNN Global leaders and defense officials had spent weeks speculating what Russian President Vladimir Putin might reveal about his Ukraine plans in a speech at Russia’s Victory Day commemorations Monday.
Russian forces pushed forward in their assault on Ukraine, seeking to capture the crucial southern port city of Mariupol, as Moscow celebrated its Victory Day holiday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.
In Moscow and Kyiv on Monday, two countries at war fought over the meaning of what used to be the shared holiday of Victory Day, when Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet states celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his Victory Day address on Monday to thread his war in Ukraine into the theme of a long-term struggle against the West.
Russia celebrates Victory Day to mark the end of World War II. The day is being marked completely different in Ukraine. A lot of people are sheltering indoors after Russia invaded its neighbor.
The Russian President’s speech did not announce any wider mobilization of Russian forces or escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, as some observers had predicted.
Ukrainian officials said heavy fighting was underway in eastern Ukraine and warned people to take cover from expected missile strikes as Moscow marked the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as a necessary move against aggression despite no evidence that Russia was under imminent threat from either Ukraine…
President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia's offensive in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and the West, as he looked to use grand Victory Day celebrations to mobilise patriotic support for the campaign.
