The second day of Ukraine–Russia talks in Geneva, Switzerland, ended after just two hours Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of trying to “drag out” negotiations. Russia’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky called the discussions “difficult, but businesslike.” The White House said “meaningful progress” had been made. Another round of talks, officials assured, would follow.

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The outcome of the next talks will be the same as the outcome of these talks. Moscow is simply trying to run out the clock on President Donald Trump’s patience.

U.S. diplomacy, rooted in a results-oriented tradition, tends to treat talks as a mechanism to solve problems and close a deal. Russian........

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