Zelensky presented Biden with a victory plan: what do we know?

During his visit to the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his American counterpart, Joe Biden. They discussed the Ukrainian leader’s victory plan.

«During the meeting with President Biden, I presented him with the Victory Plan. We discussed details to strengthen the plan, coordinated our positions, views, and approaches. We instructed our teams to hold consultations on the next steps.»

The Office of the President noted that Biden will convene a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany, at the leadership level. There, the presidents of Ukraine and the United States will meet bilaterally to review the progress of consultations. They will also coordinate additional assistance for Ukraine with international partners.

As a reminder, President Zelensky has stated that Ukraine’s victory plan in the war relies on partners making several swift decisions by the end of the year. According to him, the success of the plan hinges on these decisions.

He made this statement during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

«We would very much like that. Then we believe the plan will work», — he said.

Zelensky also expressed hope that the U.S. president would support his plan. According to him, the plan’s success depends on quick decisions made by partners between October and December this year.

The president mentioned that he was also questioned about a Plan B, which would allegedly be necessary if Biden does not support the «main victory plan.» Zelensky responded, «We are already in Plan B, we are living and fighting in it.»

• Ukraine has never had a Plan A, the president added, noting that such a plan would have prevented a full-scale Russian invasion.