President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia is getting mixed reactions from Western allies

By Sabine Siebold and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched his "victory plan" to the European Union and NATO on Thursday, receiving pledges of continued support but no endorsement from key allies of his call for an immediate NATO-membership invitation.

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He outlined the five-point plan to Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday without disclosing confidential elements that have been presented in private to key allies, including the United States.

By Andrew Gray and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched his "victory plan" to European leaders on Thursday, urging them to back his call for an immediate invitation to join NATO to deal a "decisive" blow to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy presented the five-point plan publicly for the first time this week, including a call for an immediate NATO invitation to make clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow’s invasion would end with geopolitical defeat.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday publicly unveiled his “Victory Plan” for Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia, following closed-door pitches with world leaders and including

President says Ukraine’s supporters would be making a ‘big mistake’ and strengthen Russia if they didn’t back the plan

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said he supports the Victory Plan proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seeks to rally as many countries as possible around it. Source: a statement by Jean-Noël Barrot,

The more Ukrainian soldiers who survive, the better protected the eastern flank of Europe will be. We have one of the largest armies, seasoned in combat. We can defend the Baltic countries instead of the Germans and Americans.

The more Ukrainian soldiers survive, the better protected Europe’s eastern flank will be. We have one of the largest combat-seasoned armies. We can defend the Baltic countries instead of the Germans and Americans.