{"id":6999,"date":"2026-05-22T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=6999"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:48:00","slug":"volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-is-gaining-ground-shift-to-internationally-backed-peace-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=6999","title":{"rendered":"Volodymyr Zelensky: &#8220;Ukraine is gaining ground&#8221; &#8211; Shift to internationally backed peace plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>Ukrainian president calls for strengthening<\/b> of diplomatic efforts <b>and international support for a peace plan<\/b> after military <b>gains on the front<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>At <b>a critical juncture in the war in Ukraine<\/b>, <b>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/b> is bringing <b>the discussion of a possible diplomatic way out<\/b> back to the forefront<\/b>, attempting to <b>take advantage of both military developments on the battlefield and the continued support of Western allies<\/b>. The Ukrainian president, following <b>contacts with leaders of leading European countries<\/b>, stressed the <b>need to revive peace efforts<\/b>, at a time when Kiev <b>claims to have registered significant territorial gains<\/b> and an enhanced defensive position. At the same time, <b>Ukraine&#8217;s strategy seems to combine continued pressure on the front<\/b> with the pursuit of a new <b>diplomatic framework<\/b>, in which both the United States and key European partners <b>are expected to play a critical role<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/b> should be revived, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/b> said <b>today<\/b> after a teleconference <b>with the leaders of Britain, France<\/b> and <b>Germany<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Message<\/h3>\n<p>In a videotaped message, Zelensky said, among other things, that he expects proposals from the United States on the form of the next diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the situation on the front lines is shaping up favorably for the Ukrainian armed forces. Since the beginning of the year, Kiev&#8217;s troops have liberated territories totaling 590 square kilometers, the Ukrainian president said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This, combined with sanctions of all kinds (against Moscow), is forcing Russia to turn to diplomacy,&#8221; claimed Zelensky, who briefed French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kir Starmers and German Chancellor Friedrich Murch on the developments.<\/p>\n<p>According to a British government statement, Zelensky briefed the leaders on &#8220;the progress the Ukrainian army has made in recent weeks as it continues to shield its defences against Putin&#8217;s ongoing attacks.&#8221; It also says the three leaders &#8220;confirmed that they will intensify their support (for Ukraine) in the coming months&#8221; and agreed that &#8220;countering Russian aggression remains vital for European and global security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian president calls for stepped-up diplomatic efforts and international support for peace plan after military gains on the front.In a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}