Russia's Putin: There is no doubt Russia's “special military operation” will achieve a result

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that there is no doubt that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine will achieve a result, reported Reuters citing Russian news agency Tass. 

His comments on Russia's "Victory Day" (the day the Soviets defeated the Nazis) and following a large military parade in Moscow which displayed troops and heavy weapons. In an earlier speech, Putin said that the "special military operation" in Ukraine was the right decision. "You're fighting for our people in Donbas, for the safety of our motherland in Russia,” he said. 

The Russian leader linked his war in Ukraine with that historic struggle in a speech that blamed the West for the conflict but contained no new escalations, per NBC News.

Earlier in the day, Russian Chief Negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said that peace talks with Ukraine have not stopped but are being held remotely.