“We need peace, but I want a real and just peace for my people.” Volodymyr Zelensky takes the stage at the UN General Assembly in New York and presents to the nations of the world his approach to ending the war with Russia as soon as possible: which does not, however, correspond to a capitulation. Ukraine will never accept an imposed peace agreement, Zelensky emphasizes. Who yesterday evening at the Security Council had declared on the contrary that it was Russia that had to be “forced” to peace. The Ukrainian leader has been in the United States since Sunday to lead what could be his last diplomatic offensive abroad before the vote on November 5. After his speech at the UN General Assembly, he will attend the gala dinner in support of Ukraine organized by Joe Biden (at which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, already back in Italy, will not be present). But Zelensky is above all interested in the double nomination of the two possible next leaders of the superpower: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Too bad the latter, from what he writes Policy citing sources from the Republican candidate's campaign, it is likely that he will not give an audience to the Ukrainian president.
The “Plan for Victory” and Trump’s Irritation
To both candidates for the White House, as well as to Biden, Zelensky wants to illustrate the “Victory Plan” developed by kyiv to lead to the end of the war with Russia in the sense of that “just peace” that Ukraine has long pursued. Beyond diplomatic initiatives, the oft-repeated demand to authorize the launch of Western long-range missiles against military targets in Russia should also be part of the plan: to weaken the enemy in order to “force it to peace”, as Zelensky predicted last night during his speech at the Parliament. meeting of the UN Security Council. The meeting with the Dem candidate is scheduled for tomorrow. With the tycoon, according to the latest rumors, this may not happen at all. Second PolicyTrump was reportedly particularly irritated by Zelensky’s first visit upon arriving in the United States, Sunday’s visit to a munitions plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania: the hometown of his arch-enemy Joe Biden. However, so far, there has been no official confirmation or denial of the indiscretion from Trump and Zelensky’s aides.