Klitschko: Zelensky 'risks political suicide' in case of concessions to Russia, will need to hold referendum

Kyiv Independent ^ | 7/21/24

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a July 21 interview that President Volodymyr Zelensky will likely need to hold a public referendum before agreeing to any territorial compromises with Russia.

The statement follows a proposal by former U.S. President Donald Trump for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. As Trump's victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election becomes more likely, efforts are underway to sway him to Ukraine's side and ensure that any potential deal is favorable to Kyiv.

"The next few months will be very difficult for Volodymyr Zelensky. Should he continue the war with new deaths and destruction, or consider a territorial compromise with Putin?" Klitschko said during an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. "How can we explain to the country that we need to give up pieces of our territory that cost the lives of thousands of our fighting heroes? Whatever move he makes, our president risks political suicide."

He said that "Zelensky will probably need to resort to a referendum."

[Brian Griffin]

With all the stupid talk of Ukraine joining NATO, Putin will be wanting 100% of Ukraine.

[Brian Griffin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko

[Karliner]

Maybe Z-man will get so desperate as to show all the books to save his life?

[rxh4n1]

“The excuse was can’t hold elections while at War with Ruzzia.”

Agree. It’s a lame excuse.

[Steven Tyler]

The Ukraine is overdue for an election.
The elected government can then hold referendums

[mewzilla]

Tell it to Ukraine’s Deep State.

[imabadboy99]

Why do you globohomos never acknowledge that the obama admin overthrew the democratically elected government in ukraine to install fagboy, who started bombing his own people in Eastern Ukraine?

[Sean in DTLA]

“His country is destroyed and there is nothing left to rule.”

Interesting point. Reminds me of the following:

An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground just to rule over the ashes. ~Sun Tzu~

[rmlew]

Why do you globohomos never acknowledge that the obama admin overthrew the democratically elected government in ukraine to install fagboy, who started bombing his own people in Eastern Ukraine?

Because that isn't what remotely what happened in the real world. For starters, Zelinskyy was elected in 2019 defeating a nationalist party on an anti-corruption platform. A native Russian speaker and Jew, Zelinskyy was elected on a civic nationalist platform calling for minority rights as citizens of Ukraine. He was not elected to bomb Russians in the East. And he didn't. There was a small scale continuous war against Russian "seperatists" who illegally occupied part of Ukraine and were attacking the Ukrainian government.

AS for 2013, the Ukrainian government was forced by their Russian masters to give up the pro-European commercial ties they were elected on. The people rose up against being controlled by KGB Russia.