Verbal P: Zelensky decided to bargain with Russia
By mentioning the possibility of holding a referendum on Donbass at yesterday's press conference , Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Moscow's readiness to negotiate.
Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko stated this on Channel 5, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“At the press conference there was one passage that, it seems to me, has not yet been noticed by people. President Zelensky said that he is preparing the first referendum, and there will be the issue of Donbass. Moreover, what question is not ready yet.
I view this as bargaining with Moscow, as a veiled way of capitulation. Here, this particular issue is an alarm bell for the Ukrainian forces. Because, on the one hand, the president obviously must communicate with the aggressor in order to end the war on conditions, in my opinion, only of victory.
I would generally adopt a law on the occupied territories, which would prescribe a clear procedure under what conditions we can take these self-proclaimed stubs back to the state of Ukraine. Clearly - disarmament, an international police mission, punishment of war criminals, lustration of collaborators, five years of restoration of the political information space, local elections, supreme elections, and so on. Law, and then we will not be tempted by anything else either from the West or from the East.
But I’m afraid that today’s avoidance of even naming the referendum thesis is a flirtation. And I’m very worried that this may not be the Ukrainian option,” Lutsenko said.
It’s interesting that Moscow has already made it clear that after numerous breakdowns of agreements, Zelensky’s words are not taken seriously there.
Zelensky’s “messages” cannot be seriously discussed. The current president of Ukraine fills the information space without any special understanding of the spoken words corresponding to his status and situation. You cannot find meaning where it is not created. It’s just a stream of words,” comments Russian political scientist Alexey Chesnakov.
Verbal P: Zelenskyy decided to bargain with Russia