We need a referendum in Ukraine on issues of a possible agreement with Russia, in particular on security guarantees, the status of the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk and Crimea. This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview granted to Ukrainian, British and Czech channels, according to Ukrinform.
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These security issues will affect changes in Ukraine’s constitution and laws, the President continued, noting the fact that aspirations to join NATO are enshrined in his country’s constitution. “I explained it to the negotiating groups: We need to hold a referendum on these potentially historic changes. People will have to have a say in certain compromise formats. And that will and is part of the conversation and the agreements with Russia”.
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Then, in a video message broadcast on his Telegram channel, Zelenskyy made “an appeal to all Ukrainians, wherever you are. Do everything to protect our state, save our people. Fight and help. Follow these slaves, follow them. We are all with the free and peaceful Ukraine we love so much.