Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Trump's plan requires painful territorial concessions from Kiev, which is why perhaps will have to seek the consent of the Ukrainian people, if a “strong” position on the territorial issue is not achieved.
According to him, holding such a referendum would involve serious political, logistic and security complications, that's why it would require at least a 60-day ceasefire.
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What conditions did Zelensky set for the referendum?
What does the new peace plan proposal include?
When does Zelensky plan to meet Trump?
What are the complications of organizing a referendum?
— It's better not to organize a referendum than to organize one in which people do not have the opportunity to come and vote, Zelensky said, as quoted by Axios.
As he noted, it is not yet clear whether Russia is even ready to agree to Trump's plan.
The President admitted that most of the points of bilateral agreements with the US have already been agreed and included in five documents, although a sixth may be added.
On Friday, Zelensky confirmed that he plans to meet Trump in Florida next Sunday. The meeting is to discuss the draft peace agreement, security guarantees and the possibility of putting pressure on Moscow.
On Wednesday, the President of Ukraine presented a new, 20-point peace plan proposal developed by the US, which is the result of consultations with the parties to the conflict. It provides for, among others: reaffirming Ukraine's sovereign status, freezing the conflict on current lines of contact, a solid development package for Ukraine, efforts to rebuild the country, accelerating the process of concluding a free trade agreement between Ukraine and the US, and elections in the country as soon as possible after the end of the war.
He added that an agreement to end the war in Ukraine would be an agreement between the US, Ukraine, Europe and Russia. He added that Ukraine's accession to NATO remains a decision of the Alliance's member states, but Kiev will not give up this prospect.
