Russia held its traditional  military parade  on 9 May - during a three-day ceasefire - to celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany. President Vladimir Putin gave a speech explaining that the Russian army was fighting “aggressive”, Nato-backed powers in Ukraine. At the press conference afterwards, however, he said he thought that ‘the matter’ was coming to an end. A dying star JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Political scientist Viktor Shlintshak