In a post on social media published Oct. 17, Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s victory strategy as “more than frightening”.
Zelensky’s five-point plan for victory was presented to the European Council at Brussels on October 17, a day after it was unveiled to the public in a special session held by the Ukrainian parliament.
Orban wrote in a Facebook post ahead of the EU Summit: “What (Zelensky), yesterday, outlined in the Ukrainian Parliament is more than frightening.”
Orban called on the EU to change their strategy in regards to the war in Ukraine, and reiterated his calls for “a truce and peace talks.”
Orban’s leadership has led Hungary to repeatedly block aid to Kyiv and push for negotiations with Moscow. They have also spouted Kremlin talk points. Orban has been lobbying aggressively since he assumed the presidency of the European Commission (in July) to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia.
Orban called Zelensky’s victory plan “dangerous,” which included the use of long-range weapons against Russian targets and more.
The proposal consists of five points: an invite to join NATO; a defense component; non-nuclear dissuasion of Russian aggression; economic growth and co-operation, and a post-war security framework. The proposal also includes three classified addenda which have been shared with partners internationally.
Orban’s post also stated that Ukraine is “losing” its war against Russia.
“I will also urge the German Chancellor to start negotiations with Russia immediately on behalf of all of the European Union. We need to find a solution.”
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, wrote that “what (Zelensky), outlined yesterday in Ukraine’s parliament is more than frightening,” and urged EU leaders to begin talks with Moscow as soon as possible.
In an interview with The Washington Post on October 17, Trump blamed the U.S., Ukraine and other leaders for the war. He did not mention Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We refute the insinuations made by unnamed sources, in the Bild magazine, regarding Ukraine’s alleged plan to develop weapons or mass destruction.”
The change could delay the Ukrainian squadron’s readiness for the battlefield by several months.
“We never talked about…that we were preparing to create nukes or something like that,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing reliable sources, reported that the person in question was Iryna Alakhverdiieva, from the Servant of the People Party of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department said that the two Chinese companies, Limbach and Redlepus, have been working together with IEMZ Kupol – a subsidiary of Almaz-Antey – a Kremlin-owned arms company – to create drones.
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, wrote on X that Greece is ready to continue to meet Ukraine’s most urgent defence needs.
“Either Ukraine has nuclear weapons that will protect it, or they must be a part of an alliance.” “We do not know any other alliance that is as effective as NATO,” Volodymyr Zelensky told Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The legislation approved by the parliament in December was pushed through under pressure from Western partners as well as Ukrainian business associations. The reform is a necessary step towards Kyiv’s EU accession.
According to military intelligence, North Korean officials are already in the occupied territory of Ukraine.
“There will not be a war like the one of 1953.” I’m talking about the Korean War. It ended in summer of 2023 in Ukraine when two professional armies with more than a half million personnel each faced off on the battlefield,” said Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He is the current ambassador to the U.K. and former commander-in chief of Ukraine.
In response to a Kyiv Independent journalist, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K. Valerii Zaluzhyni stated that Ukraine needed to change its approach to mobilisation because it still carries Soviet influences. However, much more time was required for a reform to be implemented, he said.
“We end up in a protracted state of war.” In my opinion, a protracted war is almost impossible to end, said Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He was Ukraine’s former commander in chief and newly appointed ambassador to the U.K.
On October 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the victory plan included placing conventional missile capability in Ukraine, which would either force Russia into negotiations or destroy their military targets.
Dmytro Plenchuk, a Ukrainian Navy spokesperson, said that just because Russia deploys cruise missile carriers on the sea does not mean the ships will be used in an attack.
On October 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels to present his five point victory plan to Charles Michel, the president of the European Council.
The Ukrainian Southern Defense Forces revealed and attacked a Russian military training facility on October 15, posting footage of the attack.
The move was made after Russia and China blocked monitoring activities at United Nations. In March, Moscow vetoed a renewal of the panel of U.N. experts monitoring sanctions against Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile programs.
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