{"title":"Putin says there are reasons to believe Russia-Ukraine conflict may be
nearing an end","content":"Xinhua on 29 cited President Putin saying there are
reasons to believe the Russia-Ukraine conflict may be nearing an end, but with
fighting continuing no specific end date can be set. He said Russian strikes on
the Kyiv region were in response to Ukrainian attacks on Luhansk and that
Russian forces are launching an offensive across the special military operation
zone. Putin called European politicians' talk of preparing to fight Russia
"nonsense", saying Russia has not and does not threaten European states but any
location posing a direct military threat to Russia would be a "legitimate
target.""}