As Monday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted much of his annual Victory Day speech to Ukraine, but did not claim any victories. Nor did he signal major military or policy shifts in what the Kremlin continues to call its "special military operation" in Ukraine. Putin painted Russia's campaign as this generation's link to the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, saying it was forced by actions of the U.S. and NATO. In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed that Ukraine would win, saying, "Very soon there will be two Victory Days in Ukraine." A senior U.S. defense official said there are no major changes on the battlefield.
