Touring Europe. Zelensky presented the “Victory Plan”

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, will arrive on Friday on a visit to the German capital, probably planned for a Ramstein format meeting at the leader level.

Vladimir Zelensky traveled to Western European countries with a presentation of the so-called “Victory Plan” in the war against Russia. It all started in London, where a trilateral meeting took place between Zelensky, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. During the meeting, in particular, the issue of Ukraine’s use of Western weapons to strike Russian territory was discussed.

Meeting for three

In welcoming Rutte, Starmer said he and Zelensky “spent the whole morning discussing the plan for victory.” Rutte said that “this is about Ukraine, but also about protecting the West and how we can stay safe.”

Answering a question from journalists about giving permission to Ukraine to use long-range weapons to destroy military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, Rutte said that this is a matter for a particular ally. At the same time, he emphasized that legally there are all grounds for this.

Three hours with macron

After London, Zelensky arrived in Paris, where he thanked Emmanuel Macron for the support that France provides to Ukraine.

“I shared with Emmanuel our plans – the “victory plan” and so on, discussed the situation on the battlefield… Before winter we will need your support.

In further comments, he recalled that he raised the issue of ammunition and the removal of restrictions for Ukraine on the use of Western long-range weapons, since Ukraine could not fully cover the need for drones of its own production.

“What we have now is not enough. We are looking for funding for this need – for domestic production, and we are also waiting for permission from our partners,” said Zelensky.

Macron, for his part, detailed that the Ukrainian president disclosed to him the details of the “victory plan.”

“This is an important stage for us, an opportunity to talk about the next weeks and months, work of both military and diplomatic nature,” said the French president.

In response to clarifying questions, Macron said that the scale of French aid in providing weapons and training to the Ukrainian military remains the same as in recent months.

Further – Rome and Berlin

After France, Zelensky arrived in Italy and met with the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni. And on Friday the Ukrainian president is expected in Berlin.

In addition to Olaf Scholz, according to Bild, Zelensky will also have secret negotiations with

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Zelensky’s visit to Berlin was probably planned in connection with the holding of the Ramstein format meeting at the leader level the next day, October 12, at the American airbase of the same name. However, the meeting will not take place after the cancellation of US President Joe Biden’s visit.

Despite statements about its “postponement” to an as-yet-undetermined date, it is not yet known whether a leadership-level meeting will take place in the future, as planned this week.

Again about the ceasefire

The Italian publication Corriere della Seren wrote that Zelensky was ready for a ceasefire without recognizing the loss of territories.

The material states that the President of Ukraine will never be able to officially renounce the temporarily occupied territories.

“However, he is willing to accept a cease-fire along the current line – without recognizing a new official border – in exchange for certain promises to the West. In particular, security guarantees from the United States, which emulate those given by Americans in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines,” the journalists said.

The publication added that Zelensky also wanted to receive assurances from Italy, France and Germany about Ukraine’s imminent entry into the European Union.

The Office of the President denied such information.