Ukraine touts Victory Plan ahead of meetings with allies after taking out Russian war criminal

Ukraine will present a “Victory Plan” at an upcoming meeting of its allies in Germany, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Saturday.The proposal — aimed at “stopping Russian aggression” — will be mulled over by more than 50 world leaders at the Oct.12 Ramstein meeting.“We have a clear strategy for advancing a just end to the war, with peace through strength.

The victory plan outlines the needed reinforcement of Ukraine,” a campaign video shared by Zelensky states.The Ukrainian leader has already presented the so-called Victory Plan to President Biden, as well as both presidential candidates Vice President Harris and Donald Trump, during a visit to Washington last month.The details of the plan remain under wraps.The Ramstein meeting, the 25th of worldwide allies since the outbreak of the war, will determine what types of weaponry Ukraine needs to finish the fighting, including shells, artillery and air defense.“Our partners’ determination must manifest itself.

We need sufficient long-range capabilities, strengthening of our frontline positions, and the kind of pressure on Russia that will force it into peace,” the campaign video states.A State Department spokesman said the plan contained “a number of productive steps” which the US would engage with Ukraine on.Ukraine, which has been fending off an invasion from the Kremlin for nearly 1,000 days, has in recent months teased a plan to end the war.Meanwhile, a “war criminal” at a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant was taken out with a car bomb, which Kyiv quickly took credit for.Andrei Korotkiy was killed Friday when a bomb planted beneath his car went off near his house in southern Ukraine, near the Zaporizhzhia plant that was taken over by Russia soon after the February 2022 invasion.Korotkiy worked in the plant’s security department, though it is not currently in operation, said Russia’s Investigative Committee, which has opened a criminal case into his death.A video shared ...