Zelenskyy sets out 'victory plan' as Ukraine faces precarious moment

More than two and a half years into the war, Kiev is slowly but steadily losing territory in its eastern Donbas region and under mounting pressure to forge an exit strategy — which it says must start with ramped-up Western support.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled his much anticipated “victory plan” on Wednesday, calling on his allies to take urgent steps to bolster Kyiv at a precarious moment in a bid to end the war with Russia next year.

Increasingly frustrated at the West’s unwillingness to extend Kyiv an invitation to join NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the prospect of restoring the country’s nuclear capability as an alternative in a speech to EU leaders in Brussels, The Telegraph reported on Thursday.

This comes as Zelensky is now promoting his “victory plan” to Kyiv’s western backers.