“This fall will be decisive for the future.” Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States, which began on Sunday, September 22, is part of kyiv’s plan to end the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian head of state announced that Joe Biden would be “the first to see in detail” her “victory plan”. His trip takes place in the middle of the American presidential campaign and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for next week in New York. Follow our live broadcast.
A plan to “strengthen Ukraine.” Volodymyr Zelensky will also present his plan to Congress and to both presidential candidates, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump. “This war can only end with a just peace through international efforts (…) The main goal is to strengthen Ukraine and protect all our people”assured the Ukrainian head of state.
Willingness to strike Russian targets. Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to try again to convince Joe Biden to allow kyiv to strike targets in Russia with long-range Western weapons. So far, “Neither America nor the United Kingdom have given us permission to use these weapons on the territory of Russia, on any target and at any distance”and kyiv did not do it, he said on Friday evening.
One dead and 23 injured in Ukraine. Russian artillery fire and airstrikes hit residential buildings on Sunday, killing a 61-year-old woman and wounding seven people in the southern Kherson region, the local governor said. Separately, 16 people were injured after seven overnight airstrikes by Russia on the city and surrounding areas of Zaporizhzhia, also in the south of the country, the Ukrainian national police said.