"…Ukraine's attack involved more than 100 drones and reportedly destroyed dozens of Russian military aircraft."

"…The fighting is as intense as ever."

"…Expectations were low for any breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war after a string of stunning attacks over the weekend."

"…Russian shelling killed at least five people on Monday in different frontline areas of eastern Ukraine, officials said."

"…Negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul ended without agreement on a ceasefire on Monday, but with both sides agreeing to exchange more prisoners."

"…The Istanbul meeting marks the second direct dialogue in less than a month, but expectations were low."

"…The strikes reportedly hit Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers, which Russia uses to fire long-range missiles at Ukrainian cities."

"…The operation has provided a much-needed boost to morale in Ukraine, which has come under fierce Russian bombardment since peace talks began in mid-May."

"…The Ukrainian side noted 'good progress on the humanitarian front,' according to the assessment offered at the end of the meeting held in Istanbul."

"…The memorandum, published in full by the Russian state news agency Tass, was less of a peace plan and more a demand for Ukraine to surrender, defang its military and become a vassal of Moscow."

"…While there are differing accounts on the extent of the ensuing damage of Sunday’s “Spiderweb” operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 40 Russian aircraft — 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers — were hit."

"…Despite Trump's promises for a quick resolution, the ongoing conflict and entrenched positions of both Ukraine and Russia make substantial progress in peace negotiations unlikely."

"…The talks unfolded a day after a string of stunning long-range attacks by both sides, with Ukraine launching a devastating drone assault on Russian air bases and Russia hurling its largest drone attack of the war against Ukraine."

"…The two sides are still far apart on how to end the war and the fighting is stepping up."

"…The sharply conflicting demands leave little hope for any quick progress in talks."

"…Even as negotiations sputter, the caliber of attacks launched by both Russia and Ukraine has intensified."

"…Revived talks so far have failed to reach a peace deal, or even achieve a sustained ceasefire, despite pressure on both sides by President Donald Trump's administration."

"…expectations are low for a quick end to the war."

"…Expectations were low for any significant progress on ending the three-year war."

"…Ukraine claimed it had damaged or destroyed 41 Russian bomber aircraft at bases across the vast country."

"…The sharply conflicting demands leave little hope for any quick progress in talks."

"…Expectations were low even before the talks started, with both sides remaining deeply divided on how to end the war that has been raging since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022."

"…The two sides concluded without making any deals to end the three-year-long war but the delegations did agree to swap bodies of soldiers killed in action."

"…Recent comments by senior officials in both countries indicate they remain far apart on the key conditions for stopping the war."

"…Despite an apparent memorandum of terms given to Ukraine by the Russian delegation, Moscow once again refused to agree to an unconditional ceasefire defined by a U.S. proposal and already agreed to by Kyiv."

"…The two delegations entered Ciragan Palace in Istanbul alongside a group of senior Turkish officials."

"…Eighteen months in preparation, Ukraine’s surprise drone attack ranks in ingenuity alongside Israel’s use of exploding pagers against Lebanon’s Hezbollah last September."

"…In the last year, conservatives have made historic gains across the continent — largely by promising to crack down on illegal immigration from Africa and the Middle East."

"…With hopes for a rapid ceasefire gone and diplomacy taking a back seat to a renewed season of war, the key challenge will be how to ensure Ukraine’s military survival until Putin’s latest offensive is spent and his last illusions of victory dashed."

"…The timing and success of yesterday’s attack will bolster Zelensky ahead of today’s latest round of peace talks set to take place between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul."

"…The sharply conflicting demands leave little hope for any quick progress in talks."

"…Ukrainian authorities said a barrage of rockets struck apartment buildings and a medical facility in the center of the northeastern city, a day after direct peace talks made no progress on ending the 3-year war."

"…The (peace) settlement theme is extremely complex, it consists of a large number of nuances, and you saw yesterday the published text of the draft (peace) memorandum that we handed over to the Ukrainian side."

"…Holt said that "no one should take this lightly," given the potential for escalation."

"…Peace talks appear to be going nowhere fast, and the two sides are coming to the table with asymmetric ideas of how to achieve a ceasefire and what that would look like."

"…Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the two sides were preparing a new prisoner swap and that Kyiv had demanded the return of deported children."

"…Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine against Russia."

"…While no major breakthroughs took place during the negotiations, another prisoner swap has been agreed to as well as discussions about returning displaced and evacuated children."

"…The attack, launched just days before peace talks in Turkey, came as a surprise to President Donald Trump who was not informed of the operation beforehand."

"…Globalists pushing for WWIII as their stranglehold on the world is being slowly taken away by populist uprising around the planet."

"…Overall, Ukraine’s unprecedented provocation will escalate the conflict, but it’s unclear what will follow Russia’s inevitable retaliation."