If his “victory plan” were implemented, the war could end in a “fair and quick ending” during the year 2025. This was declared by the Ukrainian president this Wednesday before his country’s Parliament when presenting his strategy, a set of demands to his allies for military reinforcement and security guarantees to improve the country’s position in the face of possible negotiations with the Kremlin. . “Russia must lose the war against Ukraine, said Volodymyr Zelensky. There can be no frost [du front]. There can be no exchange over Ukraine’s territory or sovereignty. »
kyiv has been raising the possibility of a second peace summit for several months, as the country’s military continues to retreat in the face of Russian attacks in the Donbass and the US presidential election on November 5 could shake up the politics and support of its most powerful countries. ally. Voices in Ukraine calling for peace talks are growing as the war drags on. The long-awaited presentation to Parliament came as the plan, which includes a formal invitation to join NATO and authorization to use long-range missiles on Russian territory – demands repeatedly rejected by allies – was due to be discussed at a ministerial meeting of NATO, which begins on Thursday. , October 17, in Brussels.
“We understand that NATO membership is about the future, not the present, said the Ukrainian president. But Putin must see that his geopolitical calculations are failing. » The Russian president justified in particular his invasion of Ukraine launched on February 24, 2022 to prevent a rapprochement between the Atlantic Alliance and Ukraine. On Wednesday, in reaction, Russian diplomacy accused the Ukrainian president of ” push “ the countries of the Alliance for “come into direct conflict” with Russia. “The only possible peace plan is for the kyiv regime to understand that its policy has no perspective and that it is necessary to wake up”Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
“Strong signal”
This plan, first announced at the end of summer, was presented by the Ukrainian president to several of his Western allies, including US President Joe Biden. But so far the document has received only a mixed reception. If the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, declared on Wednesday that the document that represents a “strong signal” On the part of the Ukrainian president, however, he was more cautious with the content: “That doesn’t mean I can say here that I support the entire plan. It would be a little difficult because there are many questions. »
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