ukrainian counterpart. he was welcomed by turkey's top diplomat, the host of these talks, but any chance of peace will take more than a warm embrace. the discussions were behind closed doors, the first time the two had met face—to—face since russia invaded ukraine. but expectations were low. they broke up after 90 minutes without any agreement on a proposed 2a—hour ceasefire. mr lavrov was asked how russia could justify the bombing of a maternity hospital. he claimed, counter to the evidence, it was being used by gunmen. translation: it's not the first time we see pathetic outcries _ concerning the so—called atrocities perpetrated by the russian military. ukraine's foreign minister said the talks were hard. and what of russia's demands that his country gives up territory and its hopes ofjoining nato? did the russians ask you about these wider issues?