- As political theater took center stage in Turkey, the war went on in Ukraine. Kyiv has few options AP News
- A whiplash week of diplomacy leaves Ukraine much where it started CNN
- In Istanbul, Russia plays chess while the West is stuck in make-believe Al Jazeera
- Putin’s peace theatre keeps Trump watching — and Kyiv waiting Financial Times
- Week of geopolitical poker over Ukraine ends with no endgame in sight The Guardian