Zelensky denied any “appeasement” with Russia

According to Isna, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after media reports that the West was considering a solution with Moscow in which Russia would maintain “practical” control over some areas under its control in Ukraine, Kyiv planned It has no territory to cede to achieve peace in the conflict with Russia.

In a video speech on Saturday, Zelensky announced that Ukrainian officials would discuss Kiev’s so-called “Victory Plan” with their Western backers in the coming days, which he claimed would help strengthen the country, particularly in the military sphere.

Kyiv has not yet released the roadmap in question to the public, although it has promised to release at least the main outlines of the plan. However, several media reports claim that the plan includes Western security guarantees similar to the security guarantee between NATO member states for Ukraine, the continuation of Kiev’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region as a bargaining chip for future negotiations, the delivery of advanced Western-made weapons and financial aid. Includes international to Ukraine.

But Zelensky’s victory plan has been met with skepticism by the main supporters of Kiev. Previously, Politico magazine wrote in a report citing two informed American officials and referring to the plan of the president of Ukraine: “The president of the United States and his closest aides are almost suspicious of Zelensky’s victory plan and are secretly questioning this plan.”

The Bloomberg News media recently reported, quoting an anonymous person who is aware of the Ukrainian president’s conversations with foreign leaders: “There are no surprises in Zelensky’s so-called victory plan, and this plan cannot change anything in the war.”

However, referring to his plan, which calls for Russia’s withdrawal from the areas claimed by Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said: “Discussions with Western supporters of Kiev will allow it to come closer to the end of the conflict in accordance with the “peace formula”. This issue has been rejected by Moscow as the initiator of negotiations.

“Our goal is to ensure peace and reliable security in Ukraine,” Zelenskiy claimed. This is only possible based on international laws and without any bargaining over sovereignty or commercial territories.

His comments came after the Financial Times reported that Western diplomats and some Ukrainian officials “have come to the view that meaningful security guarantees could be the basis for a negotiated settlement in which Russia would de facto, but not legally, control all of and take over a part of the territory of Ukraine.”

The newspaper noted that this approach requires “a tacit acceptance that those areas must be retaken through diplomatic means in the future,” adding, “yet, at least in public, the issue remains a ‘taboo’ for Kyiv.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is ready to start peace talks immediately after the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia by declaring an immediate ceasefire. However, in August, he announced that there would be no talks between Moscow and Kiev as long as Ukrainian forces occupied parts of the Kursk region.

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