Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday, August 27, that he plans to present the president of Ukraine in September. United States, Joe Biden, a plan to end the war that will also be presented to the two candidates to replace Biden in the White House, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
“I think I will be able to present this plan to President Biden in September,” Zelensky said at a press conference with dozens of journalists in kyiv.
The Ukrainian head of state added that he will also hand over the document to Harris and Trump, Ukraine will need Washington’s support even after the US presidential election in November.
Zelensky explained, without giving further details, that the operation that Ukraine is carrying out in the Russian Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces occupy a part of the territory, is part of that plan.
The approach also consists of of economic proposalsas well as on the role that Ukraine should play in the international security architecture and on the steps that should be taken to get Russia to agree to end the war.
Asked later about the possibility of Ukraine ceding territories In any possible negotiations, Zelensky replied that the Ukrainians “We are not prepared“for that option, although he acknowledged that the decision will depend on the position of kyiv’s allies.
In this regard, the Ukrainian head of state stressed the importance of decisions such as sending F-16 aircraft to Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine used these planes to shoot down some of the drones and missiles launched by Russia this week in the two massive attacks it has launched against several Ukrainian regions.
Ukraine takes control of Russia’s Kursk region
He Chief of the Ukrainian Army said Tuesday that its forces now control nearly 1,300 square kilometers of Russia’s Kursk region since their surprise incursion three weeks ago. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukraine has captured 594 Russian prisoners in its operation.
“The enemy is drawing troops from other points, thereby weakening them. They are trying to create a defensive ring around our offensive and are trying to plan counter-attack actions,” Syrskyi said, commenting on the situation in Kursk. The captured territory is about the size of Los Angeles.
His claim, which could not be independently confirmed, came hours after Ukraine suffered a Second nightly barrage of air and missile attacks by Russia.
With information from AP
