Deceptive, because those are Ukraine's five conditions for reaching a "just and lasting" deal to end the war with Russia NOT requirements to start negotiations.
Did Zelensky offer to meet Putin for negotiations without ANY pre-conditions? Yes
And its funny you don't mention Putin's maximalist demands, EVEN FOR A CEASEFIRE.
Russian President Vladimir Putin conditions any ceasefire or peace framework in Ukraine on sweeping, maximalist demands. Rather than accepting a temporary or unconditional pause, Moscow insists on terms that require major Ukrainian territorial concessions, military downsizing, and political restructuring.
I didn’t say Putin wasn’t a problem - I just said that Zelensky was also a problem - who does he expect to enforce his demands, us? Nato? The EU? I believe most thinking folks say we have no dog in that fight - in which case we need to be realistic instead of one-side prejudiced.