The Russians are clearly playing along with the American kabuki theatre of being a neutral party mediator in the negotiations
>When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Zelensky and several European leaders earlier in the week, Lavrov responded: "What diplomatic steps did you see the European Union take? Before assessing such steps, we need to see them. So far, we have only witnessed aggressive efforts to raise tensions, along with rather awkward and, in fact, unethical attempts to pressure the Trump administration and the US president personally to change their position, as we saw when Europeans accompanied Mr. Zelensky to Washington on Monday." He added: "We did not hear the Europeans put forward any constructive ideas there."
>Speaking about the US president and his team, Lavrov noted that "they have really been doing diplomacy with regard to Ukraine for several weeks — actually, since their arrival to the White House." "This means a search for mutually acceptable agreements that would address the root causes of the crisis <...> and guarantee that the conflict will not resume," he explained.
>"As for the Europeans, they are only trying — even though with less and less success — to make sure that the United States remains a participant in the process and at least provides weapons so that Europe can continue to supply the Kiev regime with those arms," Lavrov added.

The Russians are clearly playing along with the American kabuki theatre of being a neutral party mediator in the negotiations
>When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Zelensky and several European leaders earlier in the week, Lavrov responded: "What diplomatic steps did you see the European Union take? Before assessing such steps, we need to see them. So far, we have only witnessed aggressive efforts to raise tensions, along with rather awkward and, in fact, unethical attempts to pressure the Trump administration and the US president personally to change their position, as we saw when Europeans accompanied Mr. Zelensky to Washington on Monday." He added: "We did not hear the Europeans put forward any constructive ideas there."
>Speaking about the US president and his team, Lavrov noted that "they have really been doing diplomacy with regard to Ukraine for several weeks — actually, since their arrival to the White House." "This means a search for mutually acceptable agreements that would address the root causes of the crisis <...> and guarantee that the conflict will not resume," he explained.
>"As for the Europeans, they are only trying — even though with less and less success — to make sure that the United States remains a participant in the process and at least provides weapons so that Europe can continue to supply the Kiev regime with those arms," Lavrov added.