Selenskyj wants to implement his “victory plan” by the end of the year
Published: Friday, Sep 20th 2024, 17:00
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi wants to implement a so-called "victory plan" this year in order to bring an end to the war with Russia.
"The entire plan is based on quick decisions by our partners, which must be made immediately between October and December. Then the plan will work," said Selenskyj at a joint press conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev.
As most of the decisions on the implementation of the plan depended on US President Joe Biden, he would discuss the details with him first and not announce them beforehand, said Selenskyj. He did not say which outcome of the war he wanted to present as a victory.
The head of state merely reiterated his plan to hold a second international peace summit in November. According to him, this could already put an "end to the war". Kiev is already acting according to a "Plan B", as "Plan A" consisted of preventing the Russian invasion by supplying weapons to Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for over two and a half years. In June, the first so-called peace summit was held in Switzerland without the participation of Russia.
Nevertheless, the war in Ukraine continues unabated and has since expanded into Russian territory with the advance of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk border region. Kiev has long been pushing for the release of Western long-range missiles for missions in the Russian hinterland.
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