The president of Russia and Ukraine“>Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, He presented his “plan for victory” to leaders of the I’LL TAKE and the European Union (EU) in Brussels, in an effort to strengthen his country’s position ahead of any possible peace negotiations with Russia. During his participation in the EU summit, called by the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, Zelensky He emphasized that Ukraine “is ready for real diplomacy,” but that this requires military and economic strengthening.
In his speech, Zelensky stated that Russia he will only pursue diplomacy “when he realizes that he cannot achieve his objectives through force.” Later, during a press conference, he highlighted the “total support” received from several leaders.who reaffirmed their “firm and unbreakable” commitment to Ukraine in the military and economic sphere, although without specifying details about future measures.
This year, the EU approved a loan plan for approximately 35 billion euros for Ukraine, backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. The plan presented by Zelensky includes the implementation of “non-nuclear strategic deterrence” on its territory to force Russia to end the conflict. However, the most sensitive details are found in a “secret annex”, already shared with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbancalled the plan “beyond terrifying” and called on the leaders of Germany and France to begin negotiations with Russia. Mark Ruttesecretary general of the I’LL TAKEexpressed his hope to see Ukraine in the alliance, but avoided commenting on the plan of Zelensky. Although immediate accession to NATO is considered unrealistic, Ukraine continue on that path.
Trump culpa to Ukraine for war
The former president and Republican candidate for Casa Blanca, Donald Trump, expressed that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky“he should never have let” the war begin with Russiablaming Ukraine for the invasion.
In an interview with a related podcast, the former president argued that the Ukrainian president failed in his duty to prevent hostilities and highlighted the magnitude of the financial support he has received from the United States, amounting to 100 billion dollars.
His statement sparked immediate criticism.being described as “traitor” by Democratic opponents. Furthermore, the New York magnate pointed out that the war was instigated by the president, Joe Biden.
United States has been a pillar of support for Ukraine, with more than $64.1 billion in military assistance since the start of the conflict more than two years ago, which has left a devastating toll of dead and wounded soldiers on both sides. / 24 HOURS