The only acceptable format for proper negotiations, is when both...

The only acceptable format for proper negotiations, is when both sides come together, and discuss the terms under the supervision of political figures from various different countries. Which is what happened in Istanbul 2022.

What Zelensky is trying to do, is push through his ultimatum. In contrast, I haven't witnessed any efforts from the Russian government to push through their ultimatum publically. As Lavrov said, any country that wants to propose a peaceful solution should rely on reality (i.e the situation on the ground, both the battlefield and political).