EXPLAINERLong-range missiles and NATO membership for Ukraine: Here’s more about Zelenskyy’s plan to end the war on Kyiv’s terms.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting the United States to lobby support for Ukraine.
On Thursday, he met US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to detail what he has described in recent weeks as his “victory plan” for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
While exact details of Zelenskyy’s victory plan have not yet been made public, the Ukrainian president and his closest aides have revealed parts of it, with other elements reported in sections of the news media.
We take stock of what’s known about Zelenskyy’s blueprint for victory – and break down whether Ukraine’s allies are in agreement:
What is the big picture?
Zelenskyy’s blueprint for Ukraine’s victory is believed to be a five-point plan. In an interview with ABC News, the Ukrainian president described the plan as a “bridge” towards a strong enough negotiating position for Ukraine to force Russia to end the war on Kyiv’s terms.
Specifically, Zelenskyy mentioned Ukraine’s peace plan – which lays out what is acceptable to Kyiv in any future talks with Moscow. Under that plan, Ukraine demands that Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory that it currently holds, including parts of the provinces of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk, and all of Crimea. Ukraine’s peace plan demands accountability for the alleged war crimes committed by Russian authorities, led by President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has rejected those terms for negotiations. Zelenskyy told ABC News that Ukraine’s allies, by supporting his victory plan, could help pressure Moscow into joining a peace summit that will discuss Kyiv’s peace plan.
The victory plan, Ukraine has said, has security, political and economic elemen …
