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Ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko criticized the idea of holding a referendum on Donbass. He believes that this is a technology for promoting anti-Ukrainian ideas. The politician pointed out the similarity of the idea with the 2014 referendum in Crimea.
Thus, the leader of the European Solidarity party commented on the words of the current president of the country, Vladimir Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader said yesterday that he does not rule out holding a referendum on the status of Donbass and direct talks with Vladimir Putin.
Poroshenko advised Zelensky to “carefully study the lessons of 2014.” He suggested that the current head of state does not know what to do. In this case, the ex-president has a solution. In his opinion, it is necessary to “go to parliament, hold the NSDC”” in general, consult with other government representatives.
The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine broke out in 2014. A year later
Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France signed the Minsk Agreements. These documents stipulate the ceasefire regime and the creation of local self-government in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics. So far, the provisions of this agreement have not been fully implemented.