Zelensky attends a press conference after the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, 7 November 2024. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN BALOGH
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a new “resilience plan” was in the works during his evening address to the nation on Thursday, describing it as including “everything needed to ensure that Ukraine stays strong”.
Zelensky said that the 10-point plan, to be presented in full next week, would secure Ukraine’s cultural sovereignty, domestic security, and energy policy, as well as its own production of weapons, and weapon deliveries from its Western partners.
“We will prepare a foundational, doctrinal document for Ukraine, for our resilience … Step by step, outlining how we will harness our internal capacities to secure a Ukrainian victory. So that we may rightly claim that word,” Zelensky said.
Last month, Zelensky presented his five-point plan for victory in the war against Russia, which envisaged Kyiv joining NATO, as well as being able to win further security guarantees to deter any future Russian attempt to invade.
However, Zelensky’s first plan was met with some scepticism from Ukraine’s Western partners, as White House officials expressed concerns that it failed to provide clear and tangible steps for the Biden administration to support during its final four months, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The looming Trump presidency could significantly derail the US government’s current strategy on Ukraine, as despite Zelensky describing his first call with president-elect Donald Trump as “excellent” last week, Trump’s advisors are reportedly discussing freezing the war along the current front lines, leaving some 20% of Ukrainian territory under Russian control, and forcing Kyiv to “temporarily suspend” its efforts to join NATO.
