Volodymyr Zelensky presented a victory plan to the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in which he listed five points. He says that, if this plan is implemented, the war can be over next year. What does this plan entail?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky presented in the Parliament of that country a peace plan for victory in five points and three annexes that would help, as he said, to win the war with Russia, which started in February 2022.
During his speech, Zelensky said that the first four points refer to the time of war, while the last one refers to the time after the end of the war, "in order to prevent another invasion", according to foreign media.
The proposal consists of five points: Invitation to join NATO, Defense aspect, Deterring Russian aggression, Economic growth and Cooperation and post-war security architecture.
NATO membership pending
The first point of the plan involves the entry of Ukraine into NATO. Kyiv submitted a request to join NATO in September 2022, but has not yet received a clear answer.
Zelensky also said he understood that NATO membership was a matter of the future, not the present, but added that a request for admission would show Russian President Vladimir Putin the error of "his geopolitical calculations."
The second point emphasizes the need to "bring the war to Russian territory", as for example during the Ukrainian attack on Russia's Kursk region that has been ongoing since August.
This will prevent the creation of possible "buffer zones" on Ukrainian territory.
"It is realistic to defend our positions on the battlefield in Ukraine and at the same time it is our duty to return the war to the territory of Russia," Zelensky said.
The point also calls for the lifting of restrictions on long-range attacks on Russian territory, additional supplies of long-range weapons, and Western support in shooting down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine.
Nuclear deterrence and natural resources
The third point relates to "nuclear deterrence", one part of which will remain confidential.
Ukraine proposes to deploy on its soil a comprehensive non-nuclear package of strategic deterrence that will be sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threat from Russia and that will maximally narrow the scope of Russian actions.
"Russia may join an honest diplomatic process for a just end to the war, or lose the ability to continue an aggressive war as a result of Ukraine deploying a deterrence package against certain isolated Russian military targets."
The fourth point deals with Ukraine's use of natural resources, such as uranium, titanium and lithium, which represent economic growth potential for Kyiv and the European Union.
The President of Ukraine offered the United States and the EU to conclude a special agreement on the joint protection of critical resources available in Ukraine, and "joint investment and use of the corresponding economic potential."
What after the war?
The last point of the peace plan refers to the post-war security architecture of Ukraine. What does that mean?
Zelensky also said that Kyiv can boast of a large and experienced military force that can strengthen NATO and the security of Europe.
"If Putin achieves his insane geopolitical, military, ideological and economic goals, it will create an overwhelming impression on other potential aggressors, especially in the Gulf region, the Indo-Pacific region and Africa, that aggressive wars can be profitable for them too," he said. Zelenski MPs.
He added that Putin's "coalition of criminals" now includes North Korea, which has provided not only weapons but also personnel for Russian factories and the military.
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