Putin has no interest in peace in Ukraine

Putin has no interest in peace in Ukraine

It was Groundhog Day in Istanbul’s Ciragan Palace. On one side of the grand conference room sat a long row of slab-faced young Russian apparatchiks, their faces unknown to all but the most dedicated Kremlinologists. On the other, a rather more high-powered and macho group of Ukrainians, many in NATO-regulation military fatigues, filed in to waste another day of their time. During Monday’s hour-long session no substantial issues were discussed, n…