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"In July, 57 percent of respondents said they wanted to see Russian troops remain in Ukraine."
Yeah, well, when they got what they wished for, they started having second thoughts. It's probably a safe bet that few Russians these days remember Country Joe McDonald: "Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box."
Still, if the Russian version of "negotiations" means "give us your country, and we'll stop bombing it to smithereens," it's not likely to bring Zelensky to the negotiating table. I don't think the Ukrainians will consider that position worthy of a counter-offer.