Ukraine will present a “Victory Plan” at an upcoming meeting of its allies in Germany, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday.
The proposal — aimed at “stopping Russian aggression” — will be mulled over by more than 50 world leaders at the Oct. 12 Ramstein meeting.
“We have a clear strategy for advancing a just end to the war, with peace through strength. The victory plan outlines the needed reinforcement of Ukraine,” a campaign video shared by Zelensky states.
The Ukrainian leader has already presented the so-called Victory Plan to President Biden, as well as both presidential candidates Vice President Harris and Donald Trump, during a visit to Washington last month.
The details of the plan remain under wraps.
The Ramstein meeting, the 25th of worldwide allies since the outbreak of the war, will determine what types of weaponry Ukraine needs to finish the fighting, including shells, artillery and air defense.
“Our partners’ determination must manifest itself. We need sufficient long-range capabilities, strengthening of our frontline positions, and the kind of pressure on Russia that will force it into peace,” the campaign video states.
A State Department spokesman said the plan contained “a number of productive steps” which the US would engage with Ukraine on.
Ukraine, which has been fending off an invasion from the Kremlin for nearly 1,000 days, has in recent months teased a plan to end the war.
Meanwhile, a “war criminal” at a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant was taken out with a car bomb, which Kyiv quickly took credit for.
Andrei Korotkiy was killed Friday when a bomb planted beneath his car went off near his house in southern Ukraine, near the Zaporizhzhia plant that was taken over by Russia soon after the February 2022 invasion.
Korotkiy worked in the plant’s security department, though it is not currently in operation, said Russia’s Investigative Committee, which has opened a criminal case into his death.
We are preparing for the 25th Ramstein meeting on October 12, which will be the first to take place at the leaders’ level.
We will present the Victory Plan—clear, concrete steps towards a just end to the war. The determination of our partners and the strengthening of Ukraine are… pic.twitter.com/NKhFZM2EgX
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 5, 2024
A video shared by Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency shows the white sedan traveling down a road when it suddenly exploded and burst into flames.
“The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reminds people that every war criminal will be fairly punished,” the Ukrainian agency said, accusing him of repressing Ukrainians and of handing Russia a list of the plant’s employees and of then pointing out people with pro-Ukrainian views.
The plant’s authorities condemned Ukrainian officials for orchestrating the murder.
“This is a horrific, inhumane act,” said plant director Yuri Chernichuk, vowing punishment for the attackers.
“An attack on employees ensuring the safety of the nuclear facility is a reckless, outrageous step,” he added.
The Kremlin, for its part, claimed Saturday it had taken control of the village of Zhelanne Druhe in the partially occupied Donetsk province.
If confirmed, the capture would come three days after Ukrainian forces said they were withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, some 21 miles from Zhelanne Druhe, following a hard-fought two-year defense.
The loss of Vuhledar could be indicative of Kyiv’s worsening position in the war — the result, in part, of Washington’s refusal to grant Ukraine permission to strike targets deep inside Russian territory.
With Post Wires
