Lavrov and Rubio’s dispute over Alaska exposes a deeper problem: past understandings mean little while the Ukraine battlefield keeps shifting The exchange between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio over whether agreements were reached in Alaska last year, or whether proposals were merely put forward, says much about the current level of mutual understanding. In substance, however, it is less a basis for further action than a commentary on attitudes. It is reasonable to assume that, at the time of