Ukraine president says any compromises with Russia will require a referendum

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rewards a police special team member as Russia?s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 19, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

LVIV, Ukraine March 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said any compromises agreed with Russia to end the war would need to be voted on by Ukrainians in a referendum.

"The people will have to speak up and respond to this or that form of compromise. And what they (the compromises) will be is the subject of our talks and understanding between Ukraine and Russia," he said in an interview published by Ukrainian public broadcasting company Suspilne.

Issues that could be raised in any referendum could concern territories occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea, or security guarantees offered to Ukraine by countries in lieu of NATO membership, he said.

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iAmFish007 on March 21st, 2022 at 20:20 UTC »

Very interested in how this will be executed.

FYI, Ukraine is one of the few countries who has fully digitalized ID's through their app https://go.diia.app/.

The app also allows submitting various forms for business, relocation, covid vaccination scheduling, etc, as well as voting on local matters. I wonder if they will use this app (since it requires passport verification) for the voting.

Independent_Yam_4375 on March 21st, 2022 at 19:44 UTC »

I mean when's the last free and fair election Putin had anything to do with?

TheSexyIntrovert on March 21st, 2022 at 19:38 UTC »

That would be a bit difficult to organize now that they're missing a few million voters.