The Russians and the u.s. Are Not Ready to Negotiate Directly With Russia Ukraine

Both sides tamp down expectations on any break througha going in this meeting. A russian saying, the united states and the west simply do not understand their views,. Their concerns for eastern europe. I think you can just read that as a kind of a form of negotiation, brinkmanship, if you like. There is also signs of didisunity. The french say that europe should be involved. Nond always busy trying to ind of present himself as the leader of europe.