Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that holding a referendum in the country on territorial concessions to Russia in exchange for peace is possible, provided that the people want it; at the same time, he considers such a referendum "not the best option," since Ukraine is dealing with Putin.

"For this [referendum] it is necessary for the Ukrainian people to want it... I will tell you honestly - this is not the best option, because we are dealing with Putin, and for him it would be a victory to take away parts of our territories," Zelenskyy said in an interview with French media, answering the question of whether he is open to the idea of ​​holding such a referendum.

Thus, according to him, "some time will pass anyway, and if this is a frozen conflict, he [Putin] can come again and do it [attack]."

The head of state also believes that "not all territories need to be recaptured by hands, and not all territories need to be recaptured by weapons. I believe that a lot of time and many people can be 'spent' on this. And I believe that this is not very good. And therefore, I believe that it is possible to recapture our territories diplomatically."

"To be honest, this is why we created the peace formula, when the whole world can politically pressure Putin," he said.

Answering the question of whether the President's Office is discussing the possibility of territorial concessions to Russia in exchange for peace, Zelenskyy replied that "any questions about the territorial integrity of Ukraine are questions that cannot be decided by the president or any person in the world, or all the presidents of the world."

"Without the Ukrainian people, this is impossible. This is the territory of the Constitution of Ukraine... Ukraine will never give up its territories. It has no right to officially give up its territories," he summed up.