<span style="color: #222222;">Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a "business-like spirit" is emerging at talks with Ukraine that are now focused on a neutral status for the war-torn country.  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />'' Russia's Chief Negotiator in the latest round of talks with Ukraine, which started on Monday and are set to continue today, said the sides are discussing a possible compromise idea for a future Ukraine with a smaller, non-aligned military.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''<br />''There is no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials. It is not clear how such an option would work if the future Ukrainian military remains hostile to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday said that the country realizes that it can not join NATO. Ukraine's bid to join the Western military alliance has been a sore point for Moscow.</span><br />