Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's victory plan is pushing NATO toward direct conflict with Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today, quoted by Reuters, writes BTA.
She said the plan, presented earlier today to the Ukrainian parliament, would lead to a “disaster for the Ukrainian people”.
In his speech in which Zelensky presented the victory plan, he called on Ukraine's allies to take urgent steps to support Kiev at an uncertain time in a bid to end the war with Russia next year.
The Kremlin said it was too early to comment in detail on the plan, but Kiev should “look more soberly” and realize the futility of the policies he pursues.
In his victory plan, which the Ukrainian president presented today to the Verkhovna Rada, it is proposed that Ukraine receive an unconditional invitation to join NATO, as well as receive additional armaments and reinforcement of its defense industry from the West. In return, Kiev offered to deploy on its territory a "non-nuclear strategic deterrent package" sufficient to protect Ukraine from any military threat from Russia, as well as to sign an agreement with the US, the EU and other allies that to allow joint investment to exploit the country's minerals.