BBC morning news: “Russian and Ukrainian sides meet face to face for the first time since the war began…”

The notion that the British Broadcasting Company is an independent news source was proven yet again yesterday morning to be totally false. The top of the hour news bulletin informed viewers that at 10.00 am local time Russian and Ukrainian negotiators would meet in Istanbul “for the first time since the war began.” They then put the accent on the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin not to come to Istanbul, quoting Volodymyr Zelensky that this was proof positive of the Russians’ unwillingness to make peace.