calling for nato to pull back to 1997 borders, to never extend the option for ukraine and georgia tojoin nato, and for the united states to pull back its nuclear commitment to europe. this is clearly unacceptable. geneva�*s windswept lakeside has now been the backdrop for two rounds of high—level diplomacy. is there now a process that can avert conflict? it is too early to say. paul adams, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from geneva. i think this morning has gone largely as we expected it to go, in other words both sides exchanged views, both sides set out their own agendas and both sides agreed to carry on and continue talking and to continue engaging. now, from the russian point of view, they think that is a good sign, because the americans said next week we will put some ideas actually on paper in response to russia�*s very maximalist demands that nato steps back from its positions