Ukraine cannot agree to hold a so-called “referendum” in zones of Russian occupation, even under international auspices.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the idea of holding referendums in the occupied territories, but under international protection. This was reported by Zelensky in an interview for the Danish media.
“Don’t you think it seems strange that the Russian Federation has been entering one or another of our territories by military means for 8 years, holding a kind of“ referendum ”condition while focusing on guns, completely outside of international law, but there are laws, there is The Constitution of Ukraine, there is a law on a referendum … And if the Russian Federation comes to you and say that it seems to him that there someone who hurts two Russian -speaking people? .. Let’s hold a referendum, these people are in tanks, they’re going to kill our children, ”Zelensky said.
According to him, the Russian side imposes its own narratives.
“They had a narrative that they were protecting Russian -speaking people. But most of the cities they completely destroyed were Russian -speaking people. These people are now moving to Ukrainian because they were shocked that the army could do it. Russian. To them … And why do we constantly need to impose their wishes? Who are they? Let them hold referendums in their country … They have something to deal with, let them use referendums and weapons in their country, “the president added.
It will be recalled that the occupying authorities have announced that they are preparing to conduct referendums in Melitopol and Kherson.
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Source: korrespondent
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