(The "lying state" thing reminds me of
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mCe8iai-SRs ...but that's not really suited to this thread.)
When I saw the "Finland/Sweden should not join NATO
or else!" thing, the other day, I was wondering what could be done there. If the existing conflict/majorly-debatable-territory thing stops Ukraine from joining, I'm not sure that applies to the Scandiwegian area of the map. I don't think the Karelian Question applies. It'd be (relatively) trivial to induct them into at least pre-emptive partnership with NATO, before the hand gets twisted too much.
The more general news (not going to link, it's all over the place, including Putin using the "61st Anniversary of Gagarin's flight" to voice off) seems to be "it's quiet[1], too quiet..." and we're thus seeing a build-up to a big concentrated push of the kind we
didn't see done the first time round, with the conviction that all they needed to do was roll up all around the borders and simultaneously try to decapitate, gut-punch and leg-sweep their opponent - but lacking the skills or reach to do it.
But, anyway, the expactations are that it'll be Greater Donbas Or Bust, and try to milk what remaining goodwill they've instilled into local and international 'supporters'.
(USA/India talks also didn't do much to create a common concensus, from what I can tell.)
[1] FCVO 'quiet', obviously still troublesome[2] for some people, like the surrounded Mariupol defenders.. But in general.
[2] FCVO 'troublesome'. Sorry, it's my habitual British dour and suppressive understatement, but I don't know how else to describe this thing that's pretty much beyond my own experience.