In an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times, President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined three scenarios for Ukraine following the US presidential election.
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| The Ukrainian president admitted facing an "impossible" conflict if the US rejects his "Winning Plan." (Source: AFP) |
Ukrainian President Zelensky emphasized that the election results could influence the future course of support that Western allies will provide to Ukraine.
According to President Zelensky, the first scenario is to maintain the current support policy, but with caution and restraint from some partners – who remain wary of the risks and potential escalation.
He noted that these allies could continue to provide military support to Ukraine, but would be limited in some actions for fear of exacerbating the conflict.
Although Zelensky did not outline the other two scenarios in the interview, Ukrainian media, specifically the Strana news portal, suggested that they could include the possibility of reducing support for Ukraine or forcing Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table and freeze the conflict.
According to analysts, the third option is to significantly increase military support for Ukraine, including implementing President Zelensky's "Victory Plan," aimed at launching more proactive actions to completely liberate Ukrainian territories.
In the interview, Zelensky also emphasized that Ukraine would continue to rely on the West, but the political situation in the US could seriously affect the speed and volume of military aid.
Also in the interview, President Zelensky stated that Ukraine's borders after the conflict ends depend on various factors, but Kyiv will not legally recognize any loss of territory.
Meanwhile, on the US side, President Joe Biden acknowledged on October 18 that his administration had not yet reached a consensus on lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of weapons supplied by Washington to attack targets deep inside Russian territory.
Before boarding Air Force One to leave Berlin, Germany, when asked if there was a possibility of changing his mind about long-range weapons, President Biden replied: “In foreign policy, there’s never a ‘I never change my mind.’ Right now, there’s no consensus on long-range weapons.”
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were not only discussing the possibility of allowing Kyiv to use Western long-range weapons against Moscow, but were essentially deciding whether to directly participate in the Ukrainian conflict.
According to him, the direct involvement of Western countries would change the nature of the conflict, and Moscow would be forced to make decisions based on new threats to Russia.
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