Lavrov is talking with the Ukrainians about neutrality and guarantees.
Ukrops are shelling Donbass with mortars, basically trying to kill as many civilians as possible before they are wiped out.
Americans are trying to get as many mercs and weapons into Ukraine as possible, to keep the war going on forever.
I’m thinking: is Lavrov really so naive, talking to puppets who have no authority to decide anything, and whose sole purpose is to stall Russia and buy time until the situation on the ground degrades into something Russia can no longer safely manage?
I’m also thinking how the scientists found a link between infectious disease and totalitarianism, and how covid was so damn convenient.
Highly unlikely Lavrov has anything to do with naiveness, it looks more like “doing everything they can”, plus any short cease fire is good for them as well to take a minute of rest.
The fact that they left half their foreign reserves in form that the Americans could easily confiscate, and are only now working on establishing a new international payment/clearing system makes me doubt their intelligence, or, at least, the level of their understanding of America.
Unless all of it wasn’t important because of what they planned for USA and EU/NATO from the very beginning, since everything happening in Ukraine looks very well planned and it is obvious Ukraine is not the goal, but merely the first step.