# Putin promotes the myth of Russian invincibility, seemingly to set terms for peace

https://mins.news/en/item/126817

- CBC News, 2026-11-03 09:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/putin-ukraine-russia-military-peace-talks-9.7405910?cmp=rss

> Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said that inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia was “unrealistic.” The remark may sound like familiar wartime bravado, but he could also be looking ahead to a diplomatic endgame in Ukraine.