00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the U.S. this week to amass support for
00:04his so-called Victory Plan, aimed at charting an end to the Russian invasion of his country.
00:10The plan requires major commitment from the U.S. and Western allies, in particular permission
00:15to use long-range missiles into Russian territory with the aim of degrading Russian military
00:21infrastructure. But so far, London and the White House have refused the request for fears
00:26of greater escalation. Ukraine says its army is at a serious disadvantage as a result.
00:51The plan is also likely to include Western security guarantees akin to the Mutual Defense
00:56Pact of NATO membership and, crucially, deepening offensive intercourse to provide territorial
01:01bargaining chips for potential negotiations with Russia.
01:27As President Zelensky has said, nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians. Given the
01:37current situation with an exhausted army on the battlefield, the constant plea for weapons
01:42and then restrictions on how to use them is unsustainable. But he says his plan for victory
01:48is a way to resolve all that.
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