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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, December 27 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that he is prepared to put a peace plan for resolving the Ukrainian crisis to a referendum if Russia agrees to a ceasefire for at least 60 days. This was reported by the American news outlet Axios following a telephone interview with Zelenskyy on Friday.
The Ukrainian leader noted that he still wanted to achieve a more favorable position on the territorial issue. However, if the plan required a "very difficult" decision on this issue, the best solution, in his opinion, would be to submit the entire 20-point plan to a referendum.
He said a 60-day ceasefire "is a minimum period" because organizing and holding such a vote would be fraught with serious political, logistical and security challenges.
A senior US official told Axios that the Russian side understands the need for a ceasefire if the referendum is held, but is insisting on a shorter deadline.
V. Zelenskyy said he hopes to reach an agreement with US President Donald Trump on a framework mechanism for resolving the crisis during their meeting in the US state of Florida on Sunday.
He noted that most aspects of the bilateral US-Ukrainian agreements have already been agreed upon and enshrined in five documents, while the addition of a sixth is not excluded.
Speaking about the duration of security guarantees after peace is restored in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said the US administration proposed a 15-year agreement with the possibility of extension. "I think we need more than 15 years," he told Axios.
According to the Ukrainian leader, both the United States and Ukraine will submit security guarantees to their legislative bodies for ratification.
As the publication notes, citing a Ukrainian official, V. Zelensky, D. Trump, and a group of European leaders will hold a telephone conference on Saturday to coordinate positions and exchange up-to-date information on the negotiations. –0–
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