‘The Russians aren’t serious about wanting peace’ in Ukraine, fmr. diplomat warns

Welcome back. For a second straight day, Russia is signaling it is in no rush to set up a meeting between Presidents Putin and Zalinski, despite the push by President Trump for the two leaders to meet face to face. Today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov laid out Moscow's latest conditions for such a meeting, questioning whether President Silinsky has the authority to negotiate an agreement on behalf of Ukraine.It's a long-standing Kremlin propaganda talking point that Zilinski is not the legitimate p ...