Hennadii Dubov, a candidate of legal sciences, stated this on Espreso TV."From a legal point of view, it is very difficult to analyze the president's statement about a referendum on territorial issues. Because such a statement is not in accordance with current legislation. The people of Ukraine, under the current version of the law on the all-Ukrainian referendum, cannot resolve issues related to territorial integrity. This is precisely what we are talking about here. After all, Article 3 of this law even prohibits raising such a question," Dubov explained.According to him, only a vote in parliament can change the legislation on the all-Ukrainian referendum, and therefore, at this stage, it is impossible to agree on, or even coordinate, the hypothetical possibility of holding a referendum."Speaking of procedures, if Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to raise the issue of abandoning certain territories, which is also controversial from a legal point of view. Since Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for responsibility even for calls to violate the territorial integrity of Ukraine. How to conduct a referendum and campaign in such conditions, without violating the requirements of criminal law, is unclear. Moreover, in order to put this issue to a referendum, it is necessary to change the law of Ukraine on the all-Ukrainian referendum, and this can only be done by a vote in parliament with the president's signature. That is, at this stage, it is impossible to agree on, or even coordinate, the hypothetical possibility of holding a referendum. The president's statement is rather political in nature. Currently, these actions cannot be carried out, because it is a criminal offense," he emphasized.On December 9, in an interview with POLITICO, Donald Trump stated that it was "time" for presidential elections in Ukraine.In response, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was ready to hold elections within 60-90 days if the United States and European partners guaranteed security.