Countries including China are skipping the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland but fresh from the G7 meeting, Putin's enemies are keeping up the pressure.
It has been another bad week for Vladimir Putin. He started his war in Ukraine to limit Western expansion, he says. It is accelerating apace entirely because of his aggression. In direct response to his unprovoked invasion, Ukraine has this week been able to sign a 10-year security pact with America - a bridge to its eventual membership of NATO, even if that is still a very, very long way away.
More from Sky News:Ukrainian soldiers reveal toll of front line combatWhere will Putin's escalation end? China says it's 'hardly able to take part in the meeting' unless Russia was included on an equal footing. Beijing is benefiting handsomely from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reaping a bonanza in cut price Russian oil and exploiting the unequal relationship with relish.
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