Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Susie to look at talks aimed at finding a path toward peace in Ukraine that have taken place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the surprise inclusion of China.
The weekend closed-door meet did not include Russia however, which had labelled them "futile".
Meanwhile the war is creeping closer to Russia, with number of daring attacks inside the country - including Moscow's second-largest airport being forced to suspend flights due to an attempted drone attack.
And Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has had another 19 years added to his jail sentence, while controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate has been freed from house arrest in Romania.
Drone strikes within Russia have been increasing over the past week, as weekend talks were held in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the conflict. Photo: ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP