Next week, US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Washington to discuss key issues concerning Ukraine's future on the international stage. Bloomberg reports , one of the main topics will be Ukraine's membership in NATO and the European Union, which Zelensky insists on.
Key topics of discussion
During his visit to the United States, Zelensky intends not only to lobby for Ukraine's accession to NATO and the EU, but also to agree on new agreements in the sphere of economy and security. An important place in the negotiations will be the issue of supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is part of his strategic Victory Plan .
The meeting with Kamala Harris will be an important part of this visit, and the main attention will be paid to the further support of Ukraine by the USA. Zelensky also plans to present his victory plan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where he will meet with US President Joe Biden.
Ukraine's victory plan: what is known
The Ukrainian Victory Plan became the topic of discussion at the highest level in the USA. The US State Department has familiarized itself with the key elements of this plan, which provides for both increased military operations and possible scenarios for a temporary ceasefire. However, representatives of the Office of the President of Ukraine denied the information about the alleged "freezing of the situation" and local truce, which was previously spread by some mass media.
US representatives, including US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that Zelensky's plan has the potential to be successfully implemented and the United States is ready to support it.