For three years Jonathan Powell has been mentally placing himself at the centre of Ukraine peace negotiations. Using all his experience and his brain trust of colleagues at Inter-Mediate, his conflict resolution charity, Powell has been imagining what he would do, thinking forward the dialogues and pitching solutions in the UK press. Finally, his moment has arrived. 

Look at the meeting log of Andrii Yermak, head of Volodymyr Zelensky's presidential office and Ukraine's lead diplomat, and you will