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.