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Putin says he thinks Ukraine war 'coming to an end'

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 130 words · By Nik Martin
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ConflictsRussian Federation Putin says he thinks Ukraine war 'coming to an end' May 9, 2026Advertisement Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hinted that the Ukraine war could soon end.

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What happened

ConflictsRussian Federation Putin says he thinks Ukraine war 'coming to an end' May 9, 2026Advertisement Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hinted that the Ukraine war could soon end.

Why it matters

Speaking to reporters after marking Russia's Victory Day parade, Putin said: "I think that the matter is coming to an end." Asked whether Western help to Ukraine went too far, the Russian leader said: "They started ratcheting up the confrontation with Russia,…

Common ground

I think it is heading to an end, but it's still a serious matter." Putin was also asked who his preferred EU negotiator would be in the upcoming peace talks, reported by the Financial Times on Thursday.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hinted that the Ukraine war could soon end.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Putin, the war in Ukraine, and Trump's campaign promises, but none of the sources confirm that Putin specifically hinted on a Saturday that the war could soon end.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Speculations regarding the health of Vladimir Putin have been a regular occurrence since his rise to power as President of Russia. They include theories about severe and potentially terminal medical i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin's_inc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian president Vladimir Putin elicited multiple responses for many of his actions, in Russia and the rest of the world. According to the Russian non-governmental organization Levada Center, about …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Putin
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Claim 2: “Putin was also asked who his preferred EU negotiator would be in the upcoming peace talks, reported by the Financial Times on Thursday.”
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The evidence mentions the Financial Times YouTube channel and general EU preparations for potential talks, but there is no specific report from the Financial Times on a Thursday regarding Putin being asked about his preferred EU negotiator.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexey Alexandrovich Mordashov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Мордашов; born 26 September 1965) is a Russian businessman and oligarch. He is the main shareholder and chairman of Severstal, Russia's l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Mordashov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Vladimir Putin Interview" is a television interview hosted by the American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson with the Russian president Vladimir Putin. It premiered on the Tucke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson's_interview_wit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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Claim 3: “Speaking to reporters after marking Russia's Victory Day parade, Putin said: "I think that the matter is coming to an end."”
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While Wikipedia provides information about Victory Day parades (2024, 2025, 2005), there is no evidence in the provided text of a specific quote from Putin stating 'I think that the matter is coming to an end' after a parade.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2024, to commemorate the 79th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was a military parade held on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 Se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_China_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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Claim 4: “He named former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.”
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The evidence confirms who Gerhard Schroeder is (former German Chancellor), but there is no evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries that Putin named him as a preferred EU negotiator for peace talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2005 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade which took place in Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The parad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder (German: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt fʁɪts kʊʁt ˈʃʁøːdɐ] ; born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician and lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schröder
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; the Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–European_Union_relation…
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