War in Ukraine may become 'eternal': West and Kyiv have different views on its end – The Times.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky plans to present his victory plan in Washington.

The US has already announced that they have familiarized themselves with some general outlines of the plan and consider it practical.

I don't know if it will bring victory over the Russians, but it is probably intended, like everything else, to keep us in line.

According to the author of the article, Mark Galeotti, the West believes that one of the aims of Zelensky's plan is to retain allies' support.

At the same Time, writes Galeotti, there is significant fatigue from Ukraine in the West and a growing sense that it is time to end the conflict, even if it means establishing an ugly peace.

«Instead of resolving these contradictions, the West hides behind the empty mantra that the decision should be made by Ukraine itself. Unwilling to directly resolve their disagreements on how this conflict should end, the West has failed to reach an agreement on several key dilemmas», he notes.

At the same time, the article says, even the most candid allies of Ukraine are skeptical that Kyiv will be able to return all the occupied territories by military means.

The unpleasant consequence of this, writes Galeotti, is that if Ukraine continues to refuse to recognize any territorial losses, the conflict will turn into an eternal war.

«After a certain point, exhaustion will set in, and the military conflict will oscillate between episodes of fierce fighting and temporary truces, but it will not end», he notes.

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky outlined the main points of Ukraine's 'victory plan,' noting that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Kursk operation is part of the second point of the plan.

Zelensky also stated that by early November, the 'victory plan' will be fully ready.

Moreover, the President of Ukraine stated that his meeting with US presidential candidate Donald Trump will take place on September 26-27.

Volodymyr Zelensky added that it will be important for both sides.

Recall that Volodymyr Zelensky plans to meet US presidential candidate Kamala Harris to find out what she thinks about the 'victory plan.'