This is The Guardian.

Our people are over in Russia right down and see if we can get it settled.

Not an easy situation. Let me tell you, what a mess.

So-called peace talks between the US and Russia over Ukraine's future have stalled.

And pressure is mounting.

Vladimir Putin has now taken swipes at Europe, saying he's ready for war.

NATO says it's ready to do whatever it takes to protect itself.

Putin believes he can outlast us, but we are not going anywhere.

To my mind, Trump supports Putin and either wants Russia to win

or is entirely indifferent to what happens to Ukraine or both.

This is not actually a peace process because the Russians are not serious,

they want to continue the war,

and they think they are winning.

From The Guardians today in focus,

this is the latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

I'm joined by Luke Harding,

foreign correspondent for The Guardian.

Well, Luke, there is so much diplomacy going on on multiple fronts, isn't there?

But you've just got back from Ukraine.

And I just want to start with how is this process being perceived on the ground there?

How different is it to the reality of what Ukrainians are living through?

Well, I've just been in Kiev, and there is enormous skepticism in Ukraine, Lucy, that this

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