Zelensky has no ‘tangible’ peace plan – Kremlin

The Ukrainian leader has nothing to offer his Western backers, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has no genuine plan to resolve the conflict with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a press briefing on Thursday.  

Peskov was asked whether Moscow would consider it a threat to Russia’s sovereignty if the West were to accept the Ukrainian leader’s “victory plan” which he reportedly presented during his visit to the US this week. 

According to The Times, Zelensky’s new scheme, which has not yet been made public, consists of four points – the continuation of Kiev’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, Western security guarantees for Ukraine, the delivery of modern weapons, and international financial assistance for the country. 

Peskov stressed that Zelensky’s latest plan does not contain any specifics, even for Kiev’s Western backers. 

“Therefore, there can be no talk of any sort of adoption [of the plan],” he said. 

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Bloomberg previously reported, citing sources familiar with Zelensky’s conversations with foreign leaders, that his ‘victory plan’ has underwhelmed Western officials as it contains no “real surprises” and is not a game-changer. One source described the initiative as nothing more than a “wish list” that underscores “a deepening sense of pessimism among allied nations” regarding the outcome of the Ukraine conflict. 

In an interview with ABC News earlier this week, Zelensky claimed that “we are closer to peace than we think.” However, he stressed that his latest scheme is not about negotiating with Russia but about “the strengthening of Ukraine.”  

Moscow reiterated on Tuesday that the only way the conflict with Kiev can end is with Russia achieving all the goals of its military operation “one way or another.”