The White House is wagging its finger, the Brits and other Europeans will be alongside Ukraine and Turkey has high hopes. And when they all come together in Istanbul on Monday for ceasefire talks with Russia the Kremlin’s reaction will be “ish-to” – so what?

After 1,181 days of fighting, Russian forces continue to suffer staggering losses on Ukrainian soil, and a combination of Russia’s shrinking arsenal and Ukraine’s shifting strategies could explain why.

Putin, exuding confidence, got out ahead of Trump just minutes after the call and talked in person to the media, which allowed him the first move in framing the discussion. (Today’s Russian autocrats understand public relations far better than their dour Soviet predecessors.) Putin’s quick personal readout of the call was a perfect nothingburger:

Moscow proposes fresh Istanbul peace talks after Trump pushes deadline on Putin - Trump says he will 'respond a little bit differently' if Russia fails to meet his deadline

Franklin Graham reflected on a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he prayed for peace in Ukraine and believes “only God can solve" the conflict with Russia.

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Eastern bloc hits out at US sympathy for Putin’s anti-Nato demands - Exclusive: Backlash from top Eastern European officials after Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine said Moscow’s opposition to N