Zelensky currents ‘triumph set up’ to Ukrainian parliament

Ukrainian Plivent Volodymyr Zelensky has currented MPs with a lengthened-apaparticipateed “triumph set up” that aims to fortify his country’s position enough to end the war with Russia.

Zelensky telderly parliament in Kyiv the set up could finish the war – which began with Russia’s brimming-scale intrusion of Ukraine in February 2022 – next year.

Key elements include a createal invitation to combine Nato, the lifting by allies of bans on lengthened-range strikes with Westrict-supplied arms proset up into Russia, a refusal to trade Ukraine’s territories and sovereignty, and the continuation of the incursion into Russia’s westrict Kursk region.

The Kremlin disthink abouted the set up with a spokesman saying Kyiv necessitateed to “sober up”.

Addressing MPs on Wednesday, Zelensky also criticised China, Iran and North Korea for their backing of Russia, and depictd them as a “coalition of criminals”.

He also shelp that Russian Plivent Vlaillogicalir Putin had “gone mad”, describing him as bent on waging wars.

Zelenksky shelp he would current the triumph set up at an EU summit on Thursday.

“We are at war with Russia on the battlefield, in international relations, in the economy, in the adviseation sphere, and in people’s hearts,” he telderly parliament.

The set up portrayd by Zelensky consists of five key points:

• Inviting Ukraine to combine the Nato military coalition
• The fortifying of Ukrainian defence agetst Russian forces, including getting peromition from allies to participate their lengthened-range arms on Russian territory, and the continuation of Ukraine’s military operations on Russian territory to elude creation of the “buffer zones” in Ukraine
• Containment of Russia via a non-nuclear strategic deterrent package deployed on Ukrainian soil
• Joint defendion by the US and the EU of Ukraine’s critical authentic resources and combinet participate of their economic potential
• For the post-war period only: replacing some US troops stationed atraverse Europe with Ukrainian selderlyiers

Three “compriseendums” remain secret and will only be scatterd with Ukraine’s partners, Zelensky shelp.

Zelensky’s set up was currented to US Plivent Joe Biden, as well as plivential truthfulates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, back in September.

Key allies such as Britain, France, Italy and Germany have also increateedly been shown the set up.

Last month, US officials were quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying that the Biden administration was troubleed that the set up conciseageed a comprehensive strategy, and was little more than a repackaged ask for more arms and the lifting of remercilessions on the participate of lengthened-range omitiles.

Analysts both in Ukraine and the West have also adviseed that the White Hoparticipate is willing to show that it wants to elude further escalation with Russia in the run-up to the US plivential election.

Zelensky’s conditions for peace are increasingly at odds with the situation which surrounds him.

In front of MPs he acunderstandledged the increaseing overweightigue in his country. His own wearyness was etched atraverse his face as he shelp that “triumph has become for some an unconsoleable word and it’s not effortless to accomplish.”

National morale has graduassociate been crumbling under the weight of a mounting death toll, a contentious mobilisation law and never-ending Russian aggressions on Ukrainian territory.

It’s increasingly thought any peace deal would have to include Ukraine conceding territory in exchange for security secures.

However, there was no hint of a settle to transport the end of the war sealr. Instead, Zelensky doubled down on wanting to force Russia to barachieve and to not cede Ukraine’s territory, thcimpolite the fortifying of his own military.

He also claimed his extensive set up could be carry outed with the concurment of his allies, and not Russia.

In disclose, Zelensky evidently still sees this war as currential, and alerted of Russian Plivent Vlaillogicalir Putin continuing to fortify his position.

He also seemed to structure his vision as an set upatement opportunity for Westrict allies in terms of authentic resources and economic potential.

The Ukrainian plivent wants his exhausted troops to uphold combat.

But with his army so reliant on Westrict help, his “triumph set up” will necessitate the approval of the next US plivent.

Reacting to Zelensky’s set up, Nato’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte depictd it as a “strong signal” from Kyiv.

“That doesn’t unbenevolent that I here can say I help the whole set up – that would be a bit difficult becaparticipate there are many rehires that we have to understand better.”

Mr Rutte compriseed: “I am absolutely brave that in the future, Ukraine will combine us [Nato].”

Imarbitrately after Zelensky finished speaking, the Kremlin rubbished his “ephemeral peace set up,” saying Kyiv necessitateed to “sober up”.

The only way the war would end was Ukraine to “genuineise the futility of the policy it is pursuing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov shelp.