WASHINGTON: According to Zelensky, the plan does not require cooperation from Moscow. He relies on the support of his partners and Biden. If he does not agree, then, according to the Ukrainian leader, this will lead to "too long a war," writes The New Yorker.
And here is how the publication describes an interview with Zelensky, who, according to The New Yorker journalists, "was rushing between history and political philosophy."
"During our interview in the situation room, Zelensky was torn between history and political philosophy, military strategy and the mechanisms of international diplomacy. He is a discursive speaker, sometimes difficult to grasp, but he invariably focuses on one overarching message: Ukraine is waging war not only with the support of the West, but also on its behalf. The victims of Ukraine, Zelensky argues, have kept the United States and European countries from having to go to more painful needs for themselves. The argument is clear, even if the reaction is sometimes disappointing," writes The New Yorker.
Zelensky himself made another curious statement. It turns out that his "victory plan" is not the final plan, but a kind of "bridge".
"The victory plan is a bridge. After the first peace summit, our partners saw that Russia was not ready for any negotiations at all, which confirmed my message and my insistence that without strengthening Ukraine, they would never force Putin to negotiate honestly and on equal terms. No one believed me. They said, "We will invite them to the second summit, and they will come running." Well, we have a second summit scheduled now, and they don't seem to be coming. And therefore, the victory plan is a plan that rapidly strengthens Ukraine. A strong Ukraine will force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table," Zelensky said.
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