Ukraine: Russian Ambassador Slams Zelenskyy's 'Victory Plan'

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Facts

  • Andrei Kelin, Russia's ambassador to the UK, has slammed what Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy promoted as his country's 'victory plan' — suggesting that should the Ukrainian leader proceed on the current trajectory, it would spell 'the end of Ukraine.'[1][2]
  • Zelenskyy last week revealed a number of steps in the implementation of the 'victory plan,' stating the first phase was NATO membership. He added that there were a number of classified appendices for allies, including plans to deploy a comprehensive non-nuclear deterrent package on its territory.[3][4]
  • Commenting on Zelenskyy's public remarks, the Russian ambassador told the BBC in an interview broadcast Sunday: 'What is worrying us is there is no peace in the peace plan presented by Zelenskyy. He did not want peace negotiations.'[1]
  • 'He continues to ask for more and more: NATO, European Union assistance, defence packages,' Kelin added, saying that Zelenskyy was at risk of losing 'more and more terrain' through this approach.[5]
  • In an interview in which he also accused the UK of waging a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, Kelin said that, though Ukraine continues to fight, its resistance was becoming 'more feeble and feeble,' adding that: 'The end of this phase will mean the end of Ukraine.'[2][6]

Sources: [1]HuffPost, [2]Guardian, [3]Verity, [4]Ukrainska Pravda, [5]BBC News and [6]Dw.Com.

Narratives

  • Pro-Ukraine narrative, as provided by Ukrainska Pravda. Welcoming Ukraine to become a properly confirmed member of NATO would show Russian Pres. Putin that his aggressive and illegal actions in the country are undermining Russia's credibility on the geopolitical stage. As Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy has said, Russia must recognize that Europe has borders and independent states, and that every sovereign nation has the right to choose its own future.
  • Pro-Russia narrative, as provided by TASS. Dragging Ukraine into the NATO military alliance is what started this whole conflict in the first place — particularly NATO's cultivation of Ukrainian nationalism that resulted in a violation of rights against the country's Russian-speaking citizens. Without eliminating the root cause of the conflict, it's impossible to achieve a fair settlement.

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