“I believe that peace is closer than we realize. All we need to do is be incredibly strong,” he declared.
In an interview with News, Zelensky added that “strengthening” the Ukrainian army would be a need of the winning plan he would propose to US President Joe Biden this week.
Zelensky stated that the strategy was “a bridge to a diplomatic way out, to stop the war,” rather than focusing on talks with Russia.
He said that only if Kyiv was approaching the war from a “strong position” would Ukraine be able to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt it.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, stated on Tuesday that Russia was being circumspect about media rumors of a Ukrainian plan and that the fight would only conclude when Russia’s objectives were met.
Zelensky, who is set to visit the US this week, has long urged Western nations to permit Ukraine to loosen limitations on the use of long-range missiles that might be used to strike deep into Russia.
