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

Here are the five main points of a Ukrainian plan for victory against Russian invading forces no later than next year as outlined by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday. Another three points were secret,

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.

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.

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.

While the five-point plan may not suit the whims of the West, it has still jolted a new impetus of support for the struggling country.

Ukraine will not disclose the content of the secret annexes of its victory plan to certain countries, specifically those that do not provide assistance, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.