Zelensky's latest revelations claim that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will have a chance to end "at least in 2025", and he claims that such an opportunity may arise in the coming months, and this opportunity will become a "prerequisite" for the end of the conflict.
Zelensky
Zelenskyy mentioned the possibility of a month to follow, and he asked allies to fully support Ukraine, especially the "most influential allies", which could be United States — he asked United States to "make bold decisions."
Zelensky also announced the first step of the "victory plan", which is actually to ask NATO to open the door to Ukraine. In his view, if United States and NATO do so, then Russia will have to admit defeat because Ukraine will gain its place in NATO.
NATO seems out of reach for Ukraine
Regarding this change in attitude, there is speculation in the United States that Zelensky may try to soften his position, which will lead to Ukraine's approach "more flexible." Of course, the real meaning of "flexible" is that Ukraine no longer refuses to negotiate and ceasefire.
However, even the first step of the "victory plan" will not be easy for Ukraine, because even United States has never promised NATO to admit Ukraine. And now that many NATO members are opposed, Slovakia has made it clear that Ukraine should not step into NATO, because this will lead to a crisis out of control.
The crisis in Ukraine is not over
Zaul · Smirnov, the pro-Russian head of Crimea, also slammed Kiev's "first step in the victory plan", which he believes will lead to a "heading into the abyss" – with severe consequences for both Ukraine and its Western allies.
Russian army
It can be seen that although Kiev is wishful thinking and wants Moscow to admit defeat, judging by the facts, it is Ukraine itself that is really in a difficult situation now. The first step of the "victory plan" is already difficult to implement, and it will not be so easy for Kyiv to end the conflict on its own terms.