Zelensky in yet more peace talks but not with Russia

It's becoming a bit like a merry-go-round, with no disrespect intended. Zelensky has continued to have meetings with European leaders, Amerian envoys, European leaders again and US officials again and then back again and again and again. Now he's off to Berlin to meet with US officials and it's reported that Zelensky is getting closer to a new version of the infamous Donald Trump 28-point formula which Putin quite liked but everyone else hated. But at no stage in this merry-go-round is Russia a feature, well not in the sense of having a Russian sitting in the same room with the Ukrainians to see if there is any possibility of a compromise deal. The reason for this is that Putin is not remotely interested in adapting the Trump plan to better suit Kyiv and he is not interested in ending the war. So this whole toing and froing is a total waste of time. It raises expectations when there are no expectations to be raised. It raises hope when there is no hope. Peace today in Ukraine is as far away as it has been over the last three and three-quarter years. And that is very very depressing.