After presiding over the smallest Victory Day parade of his rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin shifted tone on his country's war against Ukraine. "I think (the war in Ukraine) is coming to an end," Putin told journalists on May 9 — a statement that drew attention because it was the first of its kind in four years. Putin also avoided many of the triumphalist talking points that have defined his public appearances. And for perhaps the first time in years, he publicly referred to President Vo

The Russian president is facing pressure not only from a stalemate on the battlefield but also from a battered economy that is fueling discontent.

After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable

After presiding over the smallest Victory Day parade of his rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin shifted tone on his country's war against Ukraine. "I think (the war in…