meeting with multiple parties to "strive for peace" and seek support for the "victory plan", ukrainian president's speech at the un general assembly was hit back by russia
2024-09-26
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[global times special correspondent in the united states feng yaren global times special correspondent liu yupeng] on the 25th local time, ukrainian president zelensky delivered a speech at the united nations general assembly, calling on all countries to strive for peace for ukraine. the day before, at a high-level meeting of the un security council on ukraine, zelensky said that negotiations alone could not quell the russian-ukrainian conflict, and moscow must be "forced" to achieve peace. in response, the kremlin said on the 25th that zelensky's plan to "force" russia to achieve peace was a "fatal mistake" that would inevitably bring consequences to the kiev regime. from the 23rd to the 25th, zelensky spoke on several occasions at the united nations. while in the united states, he met with leaders of many countries, visited an ammunition factory in pennsylvania, usa, and was interviewed by the us media. the british broadcasting corporation (bbc) reported that it was the fear that trump, if he came to power, might force ukraine to accept the loss of territory to end the conflict that prompted zelensky to invest such a huge diplomatic effort in his "victory plan." on the 26th, he will present the plan to us president biden. ukraine hopes that the us leader will "make history" in the last few months of his term and give ukraine strong support. however, analysts are concerned that kiev's goal of implementing the plan before the new us president takes office in january next year may not be achieved. bloomberg reported that western officials are trying to lower expectations for the "victory plan", saying it will not bring a breakthrough in the russian-ukrainian conflict.
kremlin: it is impossible to force russia
according to reports from the new york times and agence france-presse, zelensky's speech at the un general assembly lasted more than 20 minutes. in his speech, he accused russia of "seemingly" planning to attack the ukrainian nuclear power plant, and said that he was using his time at the un to meet with leaders from around the world, hoping to persuade them to fight for peace for ukraine. the new york times said that zelensky is competing for attention with the escalating conflict in the middle east and the west's certain weariness with the conflict.
according to reuters, at a high-level meeting of the un security council on ukraine on the 24th, zelensky said that the war will end one day, but not because "someone is tired of war" or because of a deal with russia to cede occupied ukrainian territory in exchange for peace. "this war cannot be settled by negotiations. action is needed." zelensky claimed that russia will not stop on its own and can only force it to move towards peace.
in response to zelensky’s remarks on the 24th, russian presidential press secretary peskov said on the 25th: "this position is a fatal mistake, a systemic mistake. this is a profound misunderstanding and will inevitably have consequences for the kiev regime." "russia supports peace, but on the condition that russia's security and stability are ensured and the goals of the special military operations are achieved." he added that otherwise it would be impossible to force russia.
on the 25th local time, ukrainian president zelensky delivered a speech at the 79th united nations general assembly. (afp)
russia's permanent representative to the united nations, nebenzia, opposed inviting zelensky at the meeting, saying that western countries once again "poisoned the atmosphere and tried to fill time with the old ukrainian issue". according to the website of russia today on the 24th, nebenzia criticized: "the only reason they held this meeting was to provide mr. zelensky with another concert venue at the united nations, this time in the security council chamber. today, he also had a group of eu and nato member states 'singing along', and every time they are asked to come to the security council to slander the russian federation, it is the same tune."
according to the russian satellite news agency, nebenzia also said at the meeting that if western countries do not allow the "elimination of the kiev regime" in a peaceful manner, russia will continue to carry out special military operations in ukraine. he called on ukraine to find a realistic way to calm the crisis for a long time as soon as possible, rather than implementing an unrealistic so-called "victory plan."
us media: allies suggest a new round of contacts with russia
reuters said zelensky sought support from western leaders for his "victory plan" to end the russia-ukraine conflict. the ukrainian leader said that if his plan was supported by the west, it would have a wide-ranging impact on moscow, including psychological pressure, which could help force russia to end the conflict through diplomatic means.
in an interview program broadcast by abc on the 24th, zelensky said that his "victory plan" does not rely on negotiations with russia, but aims to enhance ukraine's military capabilities. only by "strengthening ukraine, the ukrainian army and the ukrainian people... only by being in a strong position can we force russia to stop the war." in response, peskov told reporters on the 24th that the russian-ukrainian conflict will end when russia achieves all the goals of the special military operation.
according to russia today tv on the 25th, zelensky will formally propose the "victory plan" in a meeting with us president biden and us democratic presidential candidate and vice president harris on the 26th, and once again call on the united states to lift restrictions on ukraine's use of long-range missiles provided by it to strike targets deep in russian territory.
abc said that zelensky refused to provide details of the "victory plan" in advance. but a source close to zelensky told abc that the plan consists of five points, the core of which includes specific figures and amounts of military aid to ukraine, as well as certain diplomatic and political steps. the source said that the plan does not include any proposed concessions to russia. the british "sunday times" previously reported that the "victory plan" includes the west providing ukraine with security guarantees similar to nato's collective defense principle, ukraine continuing to advance its military operations in russia's kursk oblast in exchange for bargaining chips, and western countries providing ukraine with "specific" weapons and equipment. zelensky said that the "victory plan" aims to end the war quickly, rather than prolong it for "one, two or three years."
"it is clear that the 'victory plan' is zelensky's own plan, not ukraine's plan." russia today tv quoted danyuk, deputy director of the russian institute for strategic studies and forecasting, as saying that the plan does not seem to contain any specific suggestions that can really change the situation on the battlefield. zelensky chose the very wrong time and place in this case, because the outgoing biden is not interested in listening to his plan at all. muchin, director of the russian political information center, said that the so-called "victory plan" is actually a blackmail plan, as if "meet our demands, otherwise we will ask for more." in his view, the latest remarks of the ukrainian leader are nothing more than an attempt to pretend that everything is going as planned within the framework of the russian-ukrainian conflict.
bloomberg quoted sources as saying that the "victory plan" has no real surprises and is not a major "disruptor". the report said that the pessimistic assessment of the plan highlights the deepening pessimism among ukraine's allies as the conflict enters its third year. sources revealed that at least one ally suggested that it is time for zelensky or other countries to launch a new round of contacts with russian president putin. the contacts may take place before the g20 leaders' meeting in mid-november.
russian foreign minister: the west does not understand another language
on the 24th local time, wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, met with swiss foreign minister cassis during the un general assembly in new york. the two sides exchanged views on the ukrainian crisis. cassis said that the six-point consensus reached by china and brazil on the ukrainian crisis is constructive, helpful in finding new ideas for peace talks and providing a good direction. according to russian news agency tass on the 25th, hungarian foreign minister szijjártó said that the peace plan between china and brazil involves many aspects and should be given a chance to be reviewed at the united nations.
the washington post reported that brazilian president lula believes that russia and ukraine need to resolve their differences through diplomatic means. he stressed that both sides must compromise and that brazil and china are willing to help both sides reach peace through negotiations. the report said that this is an implicit denial of biden's position of insisting on unlimited support for ukraine. on the 24th, biden promised at the un general assembly that he would not stop aiding ukraine until the so-called "fair and lasting peace" was achieved.
in addition, the u.s. "politico" reported, citing ukrainian sources, that ukraine expects india's help in reaching an acceptable peace treaty with russia. according to tass, indian foreign minister subrahmanyam jaishankar said at a discussion held at the asia society policy institute in new york on the 24th that india has no peace plan for the ukrainian issue, but india is in dialogue with both sides of the conflict and conveying relevant information to all parties.
in an interview with tass reporters on the eve of his trip to the united states to attend the 79th un general assembly, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said that russia must win the russia-ukraine conflict and that the west "does not understand another language". the west must resume compliance with the un charter and must realize that "the war it has launched against russia in violation of international law will fail".
