{"id":116465,"date":"2024-10-20T21:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116465"},"modified":"2024-10-20T21:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:59:02","slug":"ukraines-victory-plan-receives-mixed-reactions-from-western-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116465","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s \u2018victory plan\u2019 receives mixed reactions from Western allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s plan to end Ukraine\u2019s nearly <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\">three-year war with Russia<\/a><\/span> has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-victory-plan-unveiled-zelenskyy-parliament-f3525550f6986f590777193a7385c0c5\">\u201cvictory plan\u201d<\/a><\/span> that Zelenskyy outlined at home and abroad includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to join NATO and permission to use Western long-range missiles to strike military targets in Russia \u2014 two steps Kyiv\u2019s allies have been reluctant to support before.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. backing is crucial if Zelenskyy is to get support from other allies for proposals he believes are necessary to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s position on the battlefield and ahead of any peace negotiations. But analysts say the Biden administration is unlikely to make a decision before the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/election-2024\">U.S. presidential election<\/a><\/span> on Nov. 5, as it may not appeal to voters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey seem to be just doing very little now and waiting for the election,\u201d said Phillips O\u2019Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. \u201cSo much of the strategy will live or die in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Analysts said the plan is a step in the right direction for Ukraine\u2019s military efforts. They also described it as ambitious, given allies\u2019 fears of escalation with nuclear-armed Russia. Ukraine has previously secured Western support for requests once deemed unrealistic, such as Patriot air defense systems and F-16 jets. <\/p>\n<p>Presenting the plan now puts on the radar for the next U.S. administration, analysts said, though it\u2019s unknown how the next president will receive it.<\/p>\n<p>After returning from making his case to the European Council, Zelenskyy said he expects the White House to provide feedback. \u201cThey will be here soon with some form of response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Will the plan bring victory to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p>Zelenskyy laid out the five-point plan as Ukraine\u2019s troops struggle to hold back Russian slow but steady advances in eastern Ukraine. The plan includes three <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-plan-unveiled-zelenskyy-parliament-1285ad69e4ddd8dd1abcdc402bbb6b88\">\u201csecret annexes\u201d<\/a><\/span> that were presented only to some leaders. It also addresses partners\u2019 concerns about Ukraine\u2019s strategy after the failed summer 2023 counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy described the main goal as \u201cto strengthen us and force Russia to come to the negotiating table with all partners.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The plan won\u2019t immediately alter the battlefield situation, but it will help Ukraine wear down Russia and give more means to keep going in the attrition war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people were potentially expecting some sort of more operational plan on winning the war,\u201d said Justin Crump, a former British tank commander who heads Sibylline, a strategic advisory firm. \u201cThat\u2019s a naive opinion to have expected a plan to have provided operational details that would obviously be of use to the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Ukrainian analysts blame the name of the plan, adding that it was likely chosen for marketing purposes. Ukrainian analyst Yurii Bohdan said the goal is get resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo win such war (of attrition), Ukraine needs to increase its resilience and exhaust its opponent,\u201d said Glib Voloskyi, an analyst from a Ukrainian think tank, Come Back Alive Initiatives Center. \u201cThe side that falls last wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What was the allies\u2019 response?<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. reaction was muted and noncommittal, though it did issue a new $425 million package of security assistance for Ukraine the day that Zelenskyy presented the plan to lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not my position to publicly evaluate his plan,\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. \u201cWe have been supporting him by providing security assistance in a major way for 2 1\/2 years. We are going to continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, reactions ranged from categorical opposition to strong support.<\/p>\n<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot stated in Kyiv on Saturday that he will work with Ukrainian officials to rally other nations to get behind the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood by his refusal to supply Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur position is clear: We are supporting Ukraine as strongly as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the same time, we are taking care that NATO does not become a party to the war so that this war doesn\u2019t culminate in an even bigger catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, widely seen as having the warmest relations of any EU leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin, called Zelenskyy\u2019s plan \u201cmore than frightening\u201d in a Facebook post. <\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mocked Zelenskyy\u2019s plan as \u201cephemeral,\u201d and Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called it \u201ca set of incoherent slogans.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s at stake for Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p>Without <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nato-ukraine-explainer-washington-summit-7ad69ed9a58b23fc3d4a0df4f7bc5bf7\">an invitation to join NATO,<\/a><\/span> Ukraine won\u2019t have an \u201cassurance that its geopolitical future will not be a bargaining chip with Russia,\u201d said Voloskyi, the Ukrainian analyst. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials say there are no other guarantees for Ukraine besides NATO to protect against Russia\u2019s aggression after the war.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky made ambiguous comments suggesting that nuclear weapons are the only other security alternative. Some thought he was talking about self-made nuclear weapons, sparking strong reaction among Ukrainians, many of whom were pessimistic about the prospects for an invitation to NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky later clarified that he was highlighting the dire situation for Ukraine by referencing the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine relinquished its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security guarantees from major nuclear powers, including the U.K., the U.S., and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Without Western support, Ukraine will struggle to endure a protracted war with Russia, backed by North Korea, Iran, and China. If Ukraine falls, it will be forced to negotiate on Russia\u2019s terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting help from outside is a key part of winning the war,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. <\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press reporters Danica Kirka in London, Geir Moulson in Berlin, Tara Copp and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Follow AP\u2019s coverage of the war in Ukraine at <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/victory-plan-ukraine-russia-war-zelenskyy-1a66e6b1655fcaa421526ad174e618bd\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s plan to end Ukraine\u2019s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. 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