On the day Zelensky presented his “victory plan” to the Ukrainian Parliament, the Kremlin responded that the only possible peace plan is for kyiv to “understand that its policy has no prospects.”
The Kremlin (Russian presidency) rejected this Wednesday the “victory plan” presented by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to the kyiv parliament, arguing that Ukraine “needs to wake up.”
“The only possible peace plan is for the kyiv regime to understand that its policy has no prospects and that he needs to wake up,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.
The leader of Ukraine presented his “victory plan” for the war to Ukrainian deputies this Wednesday morning, after having discussed the document with some of the main Western allies with the aim of convincing them to help him implement it. the measures outlined by kyiv and defeat Russia.
This presentation in the Ukrainian parliament takes place on the eve of Zelensky’s trip to Brussels to participate, as a guest, in the European Council that is being held on Thursday and Friday. On that occasion, the Ukrainian leader will present the details of the plan to the 27 members of the European bloc.
Zelensky’s plan includes a military aspect, which provides for aid and authorizations from Western allies – especially the European Union (EU) and the United States – to use donated long-range weapons to attack targets on Russian soil.
The plan also foresees that the Ukraine continues to advance on the ground against Russian forceswhich would give him arguments to force Russia to sit at the negotiating table, especially at a peace summit.
This Wednesday, speaking in the Ukrainian parliament, Zelensky rejected the possibility of ceding territory to Russia or accepting a “freeze” on the front linehighlighting that Moscow will lose the war that began in February 2022.
“Russia will lose the war against Ukraine. There can be no ‘freeze’ [da frente]. “There cannot be any exchange on the territory of Ukraine or its sovereignty,” he stated.
Ukraine and its allies must “Force Russia to participate in a peace summit and be ready to end the war.“The Ukrainian president also stated, emphasizing that the victory plan was prepared “for the Ukrainians.”
Still in parliament, Zelensky proposed installing in Ukraine a comprehensive set of strategic non-nuclear deterrence measures that, he claimed, “will be sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threat from Russia.”
In his speech, Zelensky also denounced China, North Korea and Iran’s support for Russia’s war effort, calling the group “a coalition of criminals” led by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Everyone sees the help that the Iranian regime gives to Putin. The same applies to China’s cooperation with Russia,” he said, adding that the “latest acquisition” was North Korea.
Another aspect of the plan, which is more advanced, is Ukraine’s accession to the EU, European officials indicated this week, highlighting Ukraine’s progress in the reforms necessary for its entry into the community bloc and which serve as an inspiration to other countries. candidates in the Western Balkans, who have started the process for several years.
Ukraine has relied on financial and arms aid from its Western allies since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022.
kyiv’s allies have also enacted sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy to try to diminish Moscow’s ability to finance the war effort in Ukraine.
Source: Observadora
