“Zelenskyi plans to visit the White House today: CNN analyzed the visit President of Ukraine Zelenskyi will visit the White House to present a “victory plan” to Biden and Harris. The visit may be the last chance to convince the American president of Ukraine’s military goals before the 2024 elections, writes CNN.”, — write on: unn.ua
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“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s visit to the White House on Thursday may be his last chance to convince a receptive American president of his country’s military goals. The exact details of the “victory plan” that Zelenskyi plans to present in separate meetings to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are unknown, because they were kept secret until they were presented to American leaders,” the newspaper writes.
But according to people briefed on its general outlines, “the plan reflects the Ukrainian leader’s urgent calls for more immediate help in countering the Russian invasion.” “Zelensky is also ready to push for long-term security guarantees that could withstand a change in American leadership” ahead of the expected presidential election between Harris and former President Donald Trump.
It reportedly includes a renewed request for permission to strike deeper into Russian territory with long-range weapons provided by the West. “Even if Biden decides to allow long-range shooting, it is unclear whether the change in policy will be publicly announced,” the newspaper notes.
“Biden is usually in no hurry to make decisions on providing Ukraine with new opportunities. But given that the November elections could potentially herald a significant change in the American approach to war if Trump wins, Ukrainian officials – and many American ones – believe that time cannot be wasted.” , – the publication says.
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Trump’s next comments, as noted, “gave new weight to Thursday’s talks in the Oval Office, according to US and European officials, who described the need for a sharp increase in aid to Ukraine while Biden is still in office.”
During Zelensky’s visit, the US is expected to announce a major new security package. The US announced a $375 million package on Wednesday.
The US president announced Zelensky’s visit to the White House a day before, saying on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that his administration is “determined to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to win the fight for survival.”
“Tomorrow I will announce a series of actions to accelerate support for the Ukrainian military, but we know that Ukraine’s future victory is not only about what happens on the battlefield, but also about how Ukrainians get the most from the free and independent future for which they so donated a lot,” he said.
“Zelenskyi’s separate meeting with Harris on Thursday, which should take place after the Ukrainian leader finishes speaking with Biden, indicates his desire to further develop what could become his most important relationship between the leaders in the event of her victory,” the publication notes.
The vice president’s meeting with Zelenskyi on Thursday will be their sixth meeting since the beginning of the war in February 2022.
A few weeks after accepting the political baton from Biden, Harris and her aides, according to the newspaper, have made every effort to insist that there are no differences between the vice president and the president on major foreign policy issues. Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is no exception, they say, insisting that Ukraine will continue to enjoy unwavering US support against Russian aggression under the Harris presidency.
“The vice president’s advisers say Trump’s public statements about the war in Ukraine could not have been a clearer demonstration of the vice president’s and the former president’s sharply different foreign policy views. (Trump appears unlikely to hold talks with the Ukrainian leader, despite last week he said that they will “probably” meet)”, – the publication indicates.
At the same time, the publication points out that “even the Biden administration quietly admits that any assurances that Zelensky can get from Biden and Harris this week regarding the US commitment to support Ukraine may be useless under another American president.”
During the signing of a new defense treaty between Ukraine and the United States on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy in June, Zelensky was asked what contingency plan he might have for just such a scenario.
“If the people are with us, any leader will be with us in this fight for freedom,” Zelenskyy answered.