Any Compromises With Russia Will Need Referendum In Ukraine, Says President Volodymyr Zelensky

Kyiv:

Any deal agreed in peace negotiations with Russia shall be submitted to a referendum in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky informed a regional Ukrainian public media outlet Monday.

“I explained it to all the negotiating groups: when you speak of all these changes (in a future accord) and they can be historic… we will come back to a referendum,” Zelensky informed Suspilne, an web information web site.

“The people will have to weigh in on certain kinds of compromise,” Zelensky mentioned, including that what the compromises cowl are a part of the talks with Russia.

Zelensky spoke at size about the important thing query of whether or not Ukraine ought to by no means be a part of NATO, as he just lately conceded.

“We have all already understood it,” Zelensky mentioned, explaining that Ukraine is not going to be admitted to NATO as a result of its member states “are afraid of Russia.”

“That’s all. And we have to calm down and say: ‘Ok (we need) other security guarantees’,” he mentioned.

“There are NATO countries that want to provide security guarantees… who are ready to do what the alliance would do if we were members,” the Ukrainian chief mentioned.

“And I think this is a normal compromise,” he mentioned.

Moscow insists on a assure that Ukraine by no means be admitted to NATO, an organisation created to guard Europe from the specter of the Soviet Union at first of the Cold War.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has expanded to incorporate nations on Russia’s borders.

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