Russia took weeks to present to Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the more than 3-year-old war. To practically no one’s surprise,

Russia and Ukraine have shared blueprints for a peace deal that demonstrate how far apart the warring parties are.

Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to hold peace talks in Istanbul with no sign they are any closer to an agreement.