Zelensky should meet with Putin to Settle and talk face to face why he hiding ? Why zelensky using eu to talk ? Why he man up and go moscow face to face meet and talk right to way maybe drink vodka together and talk things out openly with Putin? Why not ?
I think the favorable moment for separate negotiations between Zelensky and Putin has already passed, if it ever existed. For a number of reasons, including Zelensky's illegitimate status. It seems that Ukraine will have to make a choice between a lousy peace and a hopeless war, guided mainly by humanitarian motives.