GLOBALink | Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky ponders referendum for compromises with Russia-Xinhua

GLOBALink | Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky ponders referendum for compromises with Russia

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2022-03-22 17:42:47

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev's compromises at peace talks with Russia would be put to a nationwide referendum in Ukraine.

Zelensky made the remarks in an interview with the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne.

He emphasized that he stands ready for any compromises if they are supported by the Ukrainian people.

Last Wednesday, Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said Zelensky may hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that it is too early to talk about a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, as there is no breakthrough yet in the peace talks.

Also on Monday, a Moscow court ruled to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labeling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. "extremist."

For those who have fled Ukraine, Hungary opened a 5,200-square-meter transit shelter in central Budapest on Monday.

According to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, more than 500,000 people from Ukraine have entered Hungary in the past three weeks.


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