Key Takeaways from the ISW : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the peace conditions recently proposed by Ukraine and its European partners on June 7, demonstrating the Kremlin’s continued disinterest in peace proposals that do not accept Russian demands for Ukraine’s capitulation. Lavrov reiterated that the Kremlin’s unchanged negotiating position remains based on Russia’s maximalist demands. Lavrov also asserted that Russia seeks to fulfill alleged agreements achieved during the