Lavrov whining again, trying to spin another tall tale about Europe supposedly begging to talk to them. He casually glosses over the fact that putin actually had to take calls from the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland because reality is finally crashing down on the Kremlin. putin and his inner circle were banking on Trump and his real estate 'diplomats' delivering an easy capitulation and bullying Kyiv into submission. But guess what? Trump's magic wand has completely failed. Moscow is realising that dealing strictly with Washington isn't working, and they are ultimately going to be forced to talk with a united Europe that stands firmly behind Ukraine. As even putin’s top aide, Yuri Ushakov, awkwardly let slip, you can't just talk to Kyiv or rely on Washington—because Europe's position is key, and Moscow is now desperate to get them back at the table. Lavrov: "Europe, however, categorically refused up until literally the last moment to participate in any contacts with Russia. Now they have started saying: no, well, let's still restore these contacts in some way. Here in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly session, my German colleague, Mr. Wadephul, met with me, and he didn't say anything new. He read out accusations against Russia of aggression from a piece of paper and demanded that it be stopped immediately. Today, at their request, President Putin spoke on the phone with the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland. I haven't seen the specific transcript yet, but judging by everything, nothing new was voiced there either. This merely shows the desire of Europeans to squeeze themselves into the negotiation process—though with what positions they are squeezing into this process is a big question. So far, we do not see a change in Europe's approach, as it adopts document after document, makes speech after speech, and statement after statement condemning Russia and demanding that the aggression be stopped."