You’d struggle to explain what Washington wants in Ukraine — because Washington doesn’t know either. The Financial Times reported yesterday that the US is mediating peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, but two rival factions are taking turns writing the script. One orbits the president. The other, the vice president. Each leaks to the press, hoping narrative becomes policy — while the State Department often seems to be watching from the sidelines. Diplomacy looks less like choreography and more like an internal power struggle.