And that's why peace talks don't do anything. Zelensky is a middle manager who doesn't have the power to lift sanctions. He can only tell Russia, "Sorry, but sanctions came from the US. You'll have to talk to them" when they ask him "Get us our SWIFT bank accounts reactivated." He ain't got no carrot and his stick is of dubious quality overall given int'l support is more virtue signaling than anything else. Russia realizes that if they do withdraw, there's a good chance they'll get invaded themselves. Russian generals aren't happy with Putin, but they have no idea if assassinating him doesn't cause bigger problems in the future.
I pity Zelensky. His entire country is being used as a chess knight to Zugswang Russia.
Based.