Russia’s diplomat has dismissed the idea that the war in Ukraine could be ended through talks at this stage, claiming that the outcome will be decided by Russian forces “on the front lines” rather than at a negotiating table. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he sees no realistic way to resume negotiations with Kyiv, given what he described as the statements and actions of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies, referring to European leaders backing Ukraine politically and militarily amid the recent E3 plus Ukraine summit.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I don’t know how we can even talk about negotiations,” Lavrov said. “Right now, everything depends not on negotiations, but on the actions of our heroes on the front lines.” According to Lavrov, Zelensky’s letter “clearly demonstrated” that Ukraine “does not need negotiations,” stating that, if Zelensky truly wanted dialogue, he would have sent the letter through closed channels rather than publicly. “That’s probably not how polite people act,” he said about Zelensky’s letter, adding that Putin “interpreted this letter more as an indication that Ukraine doesn’t need negotiations.” Zelensky issues open letter, Putin mocks and dismisses Last week, Zelensky issued an open letter to Putin, calling for a direct meeting and offering a path to end the war through a bilateral summit hosted by a neutral state, along with a few other conditions, such as fully swapping prisoners and getting broader security guarantees from the US and Europe.