Ukraine may need referendum to achieve peace - German Foreign Ministry

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that achieving peace may require painful concessions from Kyiv. In his opinion, the final decision on accepting the terms of ending the war, given their complexity, will probably have to be made by Ukrainians in a national referendum. He said this in an interview with the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, NTV reports.

"This will undoubtedly be an extremely difficult process for Ukraine, which may end with a referendum," Wadephul said.

He added that it will be up to Ukrainians to decide whether they are ready to accept the terms of ending the war, which, as is known, include russia's demands for significant territorial concessions.

"The task of diplomacy is to work out compromises that can support the parties to the conflict. Ultimately, this will always involve painful concessions," the minister said.

Wadephul stressed that although international diplomacy has made the chances of a truce "never greater", the key prerequisite remains the provision of guarantees to Ukraine that will not allow it to be defenseless against potential new aggression from russia.

Recall that earlier the media learned what security guarantees for Ukraine are included in Trump's "peace plan".

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also informed European allies that the United States insists on the need to conclude a "peace agreement" in Ukraine, and only after that will it be ready to consider the issue of providing any security guarantees to Kyiv.