Sergei Lavrov prefers propaganda over reality in Ukraine talks

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The face-to-face meeting between Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, was largely a depressing rehearsal of two conflicting narratives, but perhaps most revealing for what it showed about Russia's siege mentality and consummate ability to relabel objective truths as western lies.

The meeting was also notable for the Ukrainians starting to develop an argument that they are prepared for an alternative to Nato membership, so long as the country is given security and economic guarantees underwritten by the west and Russia.