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Post by Admin on Oct 17, 2024 11:15:17 GMT
Zelensky emphasized, "The victory plan strengthens our position. It is up to our partners to implement it." He also said that if the plan is implemented immediately, it is possible to end the war within the next year.
The plan has five points, the first of which is an "immediate and unconditional" invitation to join NATO negotiations. NATO supports Ukraine's future membership but has not indicated when it will join. It calls for an early start to negotiations that are expected to be protracted.
Other points include the lifting of restrictions on the use of long-range weapons provided by the United States and Europe, and the interception of Russian missiles and drones by neighboring European countries.
Zelensky has been explaining the plan to U.S. and European leaders since September, but no country has openly stated its support. The reason for announcing the plan in this situation is thought to be to show the path to "victory" and call for the people to unite as the invasion continues. However, according to the Associated Press, a Ukrainian opposition lawmaker criticized the plan, saying, "It's not a plan with concrete steps, it's more like a wish list for partner countries. It's unrealistic."
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Post by Admin on Oct 17, 2024 18:44:45 GMT
Zelensky announced the "Victory Plan" for the first time in the Ukrainian parliament the day before. In addition to an invitation to join NATO, it consists of five pillars, including strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and deterring Russia, and aims to end the war by 2025.
NATO will hold a two-day defense ministers' meeting at its headquarters in Brussels from this day. NATO Secretary General Rutte stated that "Ukraine will join NATO in the future," reaffirming NATO's previous commitment. However, he did not mention a specific time frame, saying that all NATO member states need to closely examine the plan presented by Ukraine, and expressed the view that it may depend on the United States, which has not made its intentions clear regarding the invitation for Ukraine to join the membership negotiations.
According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the Russian presidential office warned again on the same day that the "Victory Plan" presented by Ukraine will further worsen the situation and increase the risk of direct conflict between Russia and NATO.
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Post by Admin on Oct 18, 2024 1:05:51 GMT
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (78), former president of the United States, on the 17th, claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to prevent the war, and expressed his view that Ukraine is also responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On the "PBD Podcast," which has more than 2 million subscribers, Trump claimed, "Zelensky is one of the best salesmen I've ever seen. The United States gives him $100 billion every time he comes. Has anyone else in history ever gotten that much money? No, there hasn't."
"That doesn't mean I don't want to help him, because I feel so sorry for those people (the Ukrainian people). He should never have started that war," he continued, and immediately turned his criticism on Democratic President Joe Biden, accusing him of "inciting" the Ukrainian conflict.
In response to an AFP inquiry, the Trump campaign explained that Trump was blaming "clearly Biden" and not Zelensky for the Ukraine conflict.
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Post by Admin on Oct 18, 2024 20:37:48 GMT
On the 18th, Russian President Putin stated that he would not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons for its own defense.
President Putin said that any move by Ukraine to acquire nuclear weapons cannot be hidden and that Russia will take appropriate measures, and added, "Russia will not tolerate this under any circumstances."
On the 17th, Ukrainian President Zelensky revealed that when he met with former Republican presidential candidate Trump in September, he argued that Ukraine needed to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or become nuclear-armed for its own security. He also said that since Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union, joining NATO was the only way to deter Russia.
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Post by Admin on Oct 19, 2024 16:41:25 GMT
On the 19th, French Foreign Minister Barrot visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which is under Russian aggression, and met with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Sibiha.
According to local reports, the two foreign ministers warned at a joint press conference that if the information that North Korea has decided to send troops to support Russia is true, it is a serious act that could lead to an escalation of fighting.
This was Barrot's first visit to Ukraine since taking office in September. He pointed out that North Korea's dispatch of troops would "take the invasion to a new and more escalating stage" and was "very serious," and criticized Russia's involvement of North Korea as "exporting conflict to Asia." Sibiha agreed, saying it was "a major threat that could further escalate Russian aggression."
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