Türkiye has proposed holding a meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia, and Ukraine, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following the second round of negotiations in Istanbul,

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?

Moscow has expanded military recruitment and boosted weapons production. Peace could jeopardize the resulting economic gains.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia needs to “strangle” Western tech companies still operating in the country. The comments come after a Monday meeting at the Kremlin where a businessman claimed Russian consumers are still using Microsoft and Zoom products in the country.

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Putin made the comments after a Russian business leader said Microsoft and Zoom were eating into the local market.

Vladimir Putin will attack a Nato country if he wins in Ukraine, former CIA chief David Petraeus has warned. The former US general and intelligence chief claimed Russia could invade Lithuania or another Baltic state following any success in its current military campaign.

Russia claims the attack happened during a visit to Kursk. Kyiv denied the attack, as tensions escalate with increased strikes and Western support enabling Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.