Zelenskyy believes Ukraine's Victory Plan can be basis for Trump's plan
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the Victory Plan proposed by Ukraine can be the basis for US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with the UK broadcaster ITV News
Quote: "We wrote this in the Victory Plan... The fundamental documents were prepared by Ukraine. Yes, they can be the basis for Trump's plan, for Trump's plan with Ukraine. Definitely, without Ukraine, there can be no plan, I'm sure. Ideally Trump's plan would also include the presence of Europe."
Details: The president reminded viewers that the Peace Formula spells out what a just peace for Ukraine is based on international law.
Quote: "Any plan, if it brings 10%, 20%, 30% from the basis of a just peace – those are good steps, good steps forward. But I am confident that we can't talk about a just peace while evil goes unpunished."
Details: Asked what he would do if Trump put forward a proposal to end the war that was unacceptable to Ukraine, Zelenskyy emphasised: "We can't be in opposition to the USA. That would be disadvantageous for us, a country at war, and it would be disadvantageous for President Trump, who is the president of a strong America. Putin's victory would not be advantageous for him.
If there is opposition, God forbid, between the positions of Ukraine and America – I don't even want to think about this – then only Putin would win from this. Putin's victory would be a loss for the Western world, Europe and America."
At the same time, when he was asked whether he wanted to be a president of victory or a president of peace, Zelenskyy said that "it is hard to differentiate between them".
Quote: "We are fighting for peace today. I think that peace for a lot of Ukrainians is victory. Because I really do think that because Putin could not fully occupy us, he has already lost... But the victory you're thinking of, a resounding victory – it's not that important. All those parades and so forth – they're things that Putin loves. For us, it's about ending the war, living and developing our country and understanding how to integrate all these territories."
Details: Zelenskyy also expressed surprise that the entire world has been unable to stop Putin in the last three years.
"Stopping him, slowing him down, not letting him destroy us – it [the world] managed to do that. But putting him in his place, really putting him in his place – hitting him over the hands, as they say – the world couldn't manage that. This surprises me, frankly. It's not a lack of capability, but a failure of will," Zelenskyy said.
Background:
- On 5 February, US President Donald Trump said that the United States is engaged in "very constructive talks on Ukraine" and stressed that he would "do everything" to stop the Russian-Ukrainian war.
- On 8 February, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the New York Post that he spoke by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in an attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
- Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Vladimir Putin, stated that he can neither confirm nor deny a statement by US President Donald Trump .
- Trump also said he may meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.
- Zelenskyy believes that his meeting with Trump should take place before determining the format of talks with Russia.
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