Vladimir Putin's invasion backfired, tripling Russia's border with NATO members to 1,279 miles. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Foreign desk: Kyiv Leaning Far Less on DC A brief “three-day ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia to permit Moscow to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany was announced by Kyiv in a statement that was “short but strong on symbolism,” notes Aidan G. Stretch at The Free Press . Ukraine, in “dictating the terms” of the break in hostilities, indicates that Zelensky is not engaging in “mere posturing.” While Ukraine’s “long-range strike campaign” was originally “heavily” reliant on US help, “last spring, the Trump administration began to wind down this assistance,” and the “weapons doing most of the damage are now Ukrainian-made.” French President Emmanuel Macron reports that “two-thirds of the intelligence Ukraine receives now comes from France.” America’s “role in ending the war in Ukraine is receding, not expanding.” Conservative: Another Way Vlad’s War Backfired Fear of “NATO expanding…