According to Niinistö, the realization of the goals of the Ukrainian president’s victory plan is currently not realistic.
22:19•Updated 22:57
President of Ukraine to Volodymyr Zelensky the victory plan is a wish list, which Ukraine’s capacity or the support provided by the West for the time being are not currently sufficient to implement, says the chairman of the European Parliament’s delegation to Russia Ville Niinistö (green).
According to Niinistö, who visited ‘s A-Talk, the inadequacy of Ukraine’s capacity and the West’s insufficient support in relation to Zelensky’s goals should be acknowledged.
– If our means are not enough to achieve the goal, we have to change the means or the goal. Nobody really wants to have this conversation.
Researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute Calm Karelian however, it is difficult for Zelenskyi to betray the promises he has made to the Ukrainians. The Ukrainian administration has said that it will not hand over territories. The administration’s message to its citizens is that Ukraine’s goal is to win.
– Zelenskyi is responsible for his own citizens. It is difficult to change the plan, Karjalainen commented.
Zelenskyi presented the details of his so-called victory plan on Thursday during a visit to Brussels. Five main points of the plan have been made public: inviting Ukraine to become a member of the military alliance NATO, defense, deterrence against Russian aggression, economic growth and post-war security architecture.
Former Finnish ambassador to Moscow Antti Helanterä reminded in the discussion that it is essential that the initiative to talk about peace plans now lies with Ukraine
– The results are not sufficient from Ukraine’s point of view, but it is good that Ukraine has the initiative.
In the past, according to Helantära, there have been discussions, for example, about peace plans brokered by China or other alternatives.
– If Russia had an attempt to create its own parallel peace track, then it has failed.
Ukraine presents its victory plan to its allies and tries to get its foot in the door of NATO, but at the same time war fatigue in the West is growing. How will Russia react to the situation? Watch all of Thursday’s A-Talk on Areena.