The Ukrainian president presented Kiev’s “victory plan” in the USA. While some points are known, individual details should remain secret.
Kyiv – A war has been raging in Ukraine for more than two and a half years. Volodymyr Zelensky, the country’s president, has announced that through “decisive action” this war could come to a “fair end” as early as next year. Last week, Zelensky presented US President Joe Biden with his “victory plan” for the war with Russia. This plan, which according to reports includes four to five points, primarily contains demands on the Western allies.
Reports of the Sunday Times According to Zelensky, his plan includes, among other things, sticking to the offensive in the Russian border region of Kursk that began in August. This is intended to strengthen Ukraine’s negotiating position vis-à-vis Russia and thus promote an end to the war on Kiev’s terms. Other elements of the “Victory Plan” concern support from Western partners.
Content of Zelensky’s “victory plan”: joining NATO and allowing the use of missiles in Russia
The plan includes, among other things, security guarantees from the West for Ukraine, including an invitation to join NATO, permission to use long-range missiles on Russian territory and other financial support. It is also about the delivery of specific weapons to Ukraine. While some points are already known, according to Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, certain “details of this plan” will remain secret.
Content of the “Victory Plan” in the Ukraine War: Some details should remain secret
Yermak explained to Meduza on the content of the plan: “Everything that becomes public will be heard not only in our country, but also by the enemy.” This is the reason why some “details of this plan” should remain secret, according to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office. Yermak added: “It is important to see the implementation of this plan on enemy territory and see it in the results, in the victories of our military.”
Zelenskyj presents plan in the USA – officials are “unimpressed”
Ahead of his visit to US President Biden, Zelensky said: “Partners often say: ‘We will stand by Ukraine until it wins.’ Now we are clearly showing how Ukraine can win and what it will take to win,” senior American and European officials said, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal however, “unimpressed” by the Ukrainian president’s plan.
Kurt Volker, the former US ambassador to NATO and US special envoy to Ukraine, also expressed criticism. Opposite that Editorial network Germany he said, “the plan for victory was completely overrated.” Volker added: “To be honest, I don’t think that victory and peace are within reach.” Regarding a possible end to the Ukraine war, the ex-ambassador said: “This war will last as long as Putin sticks to this plan. “
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In June, Putin also presented a “theory of victory” for the Ukraine war. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian president indicated that he wanted to play for time in the war in Ukraine. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Putin’s plan called for “a gradual, creeping offensive indefinitely.” (pav)
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