Zelensky Offers Referendum, but Only If Russian Missiles Schedule Break

KEY POINTS

•Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Friday he hopes to agree on a war-end framework with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.
•Zelensky proposed holding a referendum on the peace plan if Russia agrees to a ceasefire of at least 60 days, citing logistical and security needs.
•The U.S. offers a 15-year renewable security agreement while Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are prepared to campaign for the deal in Ukraine.

In a plot twist that sounds like Tinder for peace treaties, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is courting former reality TV star and ex-President Donald Trump for a war-end framework at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Zelensky drops a Biblical level of patience here: promise a 60-day Russian ceasefire just to hold a referendum, banking on Russians agreeing to *not* bomb the ballot booths—because nothing says democracy like 'missiles and mail-in ballots.' The US offers a skimpy 15-year security deal (renewable, but still feels like a phone contract), while Zelensky wants a Netflix subscription-level commitment. Trump's peace team doubles as a Kushner-Witkoff sales duo campaigning at gunpoint, hoping a mid-war Brexit-style vote goes better than expected. If missiles crash the party, Zelensky warns, no legit vote happens, hence better none than one people can't safely attend—bringing all the suspense of an apocalyptic holiday Netflix special.

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Zelensky wants 60 peaceful days to vote on a peace deal while missiles RSVP 'Yes' to crashing Christmas. Nothing screams democracy like campaigning under incoming artillery.

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