The devil and the deep blue sea?

Dear Editor, 

The more it is pondered the more bizarre it becomes.  If the government, often referred to as a regime, is illegitimate, as claimed by the side wanting talks, then it stands to reason those talks would  be illegitimate. So is an illegitimate process being pursued relentlessly?

Are they caught between the devil and the deep blue sea?

Yours faithfully,
Shamshun Mohamed