Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky begins a multi-day visit to the United States, an opportunity to present his plan for peace and to continue to make Ukraine exist on the international stage, while the country has been at total war with Russia for more than two and a half years.
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” This visit will determine what happens this fall ” Speaking from the military plane that took him to UNITED STATESVolodymyr Zelensky, wanted to assure his fellow citizens that Ukraine that he is fighting for his country, reports our correspondent in kyiv, Cherry Sudry Le-DuHe will present to his American counterpart Joe Biden and his allies the details of his peace plan, described as ” victory plan “, aimed at ending the Russian invasion of his country.
” We arrived in the United States. The main goal is to strengthen Ukraine and protect all our people. “, said Volodymyr Zelensky on the social network X. The Ukrainian president set foot in the United States on Sunday evening, September 22. This war can only end with a just peace through international efforts. The plan for Ukraine’s victory will be on the table of all our allies. ” he added.
The Ukrainian president will first visit a munitions factory, part of whose production is assigned to Ukraine. He will then travel to New York and Washington. His schedule is very busy. He is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly, but also to meet Joe Biden at the White House to present what he calls his ” victory plan » for Ukraine.
Joe Biden would be ” the first to see in detail “Ukrainian proposals to end the war with Russia,” the Ukrainian president explained. Voldymyr Zelensky then plans to present them to ” all leaders of partner countries “, as well as to the US Congress. Aware that the US elections in November are also crucial for his country, the Ukrainian president explained that he would also present his plan to the ” two presidential candidates ” in the United States, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump.
Use of missiles on Russian territory
The plan probably includes joining NATO and providing more military aid. In particular, Zelensky hopes to convince his Western allies to allow him to use long-range missiles on Russian territory. But his allies are still very cautious, because of a possible escalation of tensions with Moscow.
So far, “ Neither America nor the UK have given us permission to use these weapons on Russian territory, on any target and at any distance “, and kyiv did not do it, he explained on September 20.
kyiv wants a just peace
On September 21, Russia announced that it would not participate in the second summit on Ukraine requested by kyiv in November, after a first edition in June in Switzerland. While kyiv maintains its demand for peace ” just “which would see Russian troops leave the internationally recognized borders of the country, including the Crimean peninsula, Moscow intends to study only “ serious proposals “which would take into account” the situation on the ground reflecting geopolitical realities “.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in June that Moscow would only agree to peace talks if Ukraine gave up sovereignty over five of its regions, which Russia has partly or fully occupied and which it claims to annex.
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