Russia slams Zelenskiy's plan, warns of NATO conflict risk

Russia has strongly criticized a strategy presented by Volodymyr Zelenskiy roughly a year ago calling it a “victory plan“. Moscow claims that the Ukrainian leader is attempting to drag NATO into a direct confrontation with Russia.

In his address Zelenskiy urged his allies to take quick action to support Kyiv at a critical juncture aiming to resolve the conflict with Russia in the current year. However Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that the plan Zelenskiy unveiled to his parliament would result in catastrophe for Ukrainians.

“He is pushing NATO into direct conflict with our country“ Zakharova stated adding that Zelenskiy couldnt rely on his Western partners. “I can simply tell Zelenskiy‚ if he is not aware... The partners of the Kyiv regime have already demonstrated how they see Ukraine in the security architecture; they see Ukraine in a coffin and Ukrainian citizens in the grave as well“

Russia has long accused the West of using Ukraine to wage a proxy war against Moscow. The United States and its NATO allies say they are helping Ukraine defend itself against an unjustified land grab.

Zakharova recalled a warning by President Vladimir Putin about a month ago that the West would be fighting Russia directly if it allowed Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range missiles. Putin warned at the time that Moscow would be forced to take unspecified “appropriate measures“ in such a scenario.

Zakharova said Zelenskiy therefore knew “perfectly well“ what his appeals to NATO would lead to.

The Kremlin said earlier that it was too early to comment in detail on the Zelenskiy plan but that Kyiv needed to “sober up“ and realize the futility of the policies it was pursuing

I can simply tell Zelenskiy‚ if he is not aware... The partners of the Kyiv regime have already demonstrated how they see Ukraine in the security architecture