Here are the five main points of Ukraine’s plan for victory against invading Russian forces by next year at the latest, as presented Wednesday by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Three other points are secret, he said, as he unveiled the plan in a speech to the Ukrainian parliament:
NATO INVITATION
Ukraine needs an unconditional invitation to join the NATO military alliance now, he said.
“We understand that NATO membership is a question of the future, not the present. But (Russian President Vladimir) Putin can see that his geopolitical calculations are doomed to failure,” Zelenskiy said.
STRENGTHENING UKRAINE’S DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
Mr Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s ability to defend itself must be “irreversibly strengthened” and outlined a number of ways to achieve this.
These include further arming Ukraine and strengthening its defense industry, increasing air defense capabilities, lifting restrictions on the use of weapons and continuing Ukrainian military operations on the ground. Russian.
DETERMINATION
Mr. Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s Western allies should dissuade Russia from further aggression by showing Moscow that there would be consequences.
“Ukraine proposes to place on its soil a comprehensive set of non-nuclear strategic deterrents that will be sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threats from Russia,” he said.
He added that there was also a secret addendum to this part of the plan and did not elaborate on what the proposed deterrence entailed.
STRATEGIC ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
Mr. Zelenskiy proposed that Ukraine sign an agreement with the United States, the European Union and other unnamed allies, which would allow joint investments and the use of Ukraine’s natural resources, which, according to Mr. Zelenskiy, are worth trillions of dollars.
“These resources include uranium, titanium, lithium, graphite and other strategically valuable resources that will strengthen either Russia and its allies or Ukraine and the democratic world in global competition,” he said. -he declared.
UKRAINE REINFORCEMENT OF NATO
Mr. Zelenskiy proposed that after the war, Ukrainian armed forces be used to strengthen NATO security and replace part of the American forces currently stationed in Europe.
