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Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, was interested in two points of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Victory Plan, which he presented to him during a meeting in September.
This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to sources among Ukrainian and European officials.
The publication notes that Ukraine was developing its Plan for victory in the war unleashed by Russia, in view of the possible victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections. According to the publication's interlocutors, Ukraine's allies in Europe and the United States, including influential Republicans, have provided advice on how best to formulate proposals that would encourage close cooperation with Kyiv, rather than cutting off critical aid to the country.
Two of those ideas were laid out in Volodymyr Zelenskyi's Victory Plan with Trump in mind, according to people involved in its development. The proposals were later presented to Trump when the Ukrainian leader met with him in New York in September.
The publication writes that one of them provided for the replacement of part of the American troops stationed in Europe with Ukrainian troops after the end of the war. The other — first drafted by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, according to people involved in the development of Zelenskyi's Victory Plan — proposes sharing Ukraine's critical natural resources with Western partners. Graham's office did not comment on the information.
According to informed sources of the publication, Trump was "interested" in these two points.
Separately, business leaders in Ukraine are also negotiating with the government to grant Trump "investment screening" powers, which would allow him to effectively choose who can do business in the country. One planner described the idea as "ABC (anybody but China)," which could play particularly well into Trump's hands.
Ukrainian industries dependent on Chinese technology and materials, such as telecommunications, could switch to American suppliers and attract more Western investment, according to the FT's interlocutor.
The idea is in its early stages, but some business leaders close to the Office of the President believe it might interest Trump, the publication said.
The FT writes that Kyiv was disappointed by US President Joe Biden's indecision on increasing military support.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers this conversation to be evidence that both sides value joint strategic partnership.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiga said that the teams of Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Donald Trump will start practical preparations for organizing their meeting.
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