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German media refer to Lavrow with saying the talks in Minsk go along "active", which would mean " better than super." There are growing rumours that a treaty could be signed tomorrow.

We will see.

If a treaty gets signed, it still needs to be obeyed, and that is the crux of the matter.

Rebel leaders also are in Minsk. Wowh. They say a seize firer would need 36 hours to come into effect along the whole front.

That Lavrow is voicing happiness with the talks so far also could be the result of the fact that any agreement Russia would find acceptable would mostly serve Russian interests, and if there is no agreement, it again serves Russian interests. They cannot lose anything in Minsk. And as Merkel said earlier last week: there is no scenario with or without weapon deliveries by the West that would impress Putin so much that he would fear that despite his superior military position he nevertheless could militarily lose this. He cannot.