President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined his vision of Ukraine’s path to victory and peace at the United Nations General Assembly last month and presented his plan for victory to the U.S. presidential candidates. Building on the NATO Summit and the peace summit in Switzerland, President Zelenskyy appealed to UN member states to support Ukraine and diminish Russia’s ability to continue further military aggression against his country.

While Moscow is using Iranian and North Korean missiles against Ukrainian cities, killing hundreds of civilians, Kyiv is still not allowed to use American long-range weapons against military targets inside Russia. In response, Kyiv has intensified its already successful drone war against military and fuel targets in Russia. By destroying Russian airfields near Ukraine, glide bomb attacks against Ukrainian cities have already been reduced by 50 percent.

In August, Ukraine’s armed forces also invaded the Kursk district in Russia, undermining the Putin regime by demonstrating Moscow’s inability to defend its own population. The Kursk operation has boosted Ukrainian morale, diverted Russian resources, and undermined confidence in Moscow’s ability to defeat Ukraine among states in the “Global South.”

The Jamestown Foundation will host a webinar about Ukraine’s path to victory and peace at 10:00–11:30 am EDT on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The event will offer the perspectives on the topic of General (ret.) Phillip M. Breedlove, Major General (ret.) Volodymyr Havrylov, and Boris Bondarev, former Russian diplomat. Ia Meurmishvili, Chief International Correspondent at The Cipher Brief, will moderate the discussion.

Participants:

Featuring:

General (ret.) Phillip M. Breedlove,
former Commander of U.S. European Command

Introduction:

Peter Mattis, President of The Jamestown Foundation

Discussants:

Major General (ret.) Volodymyr Havrylov,
Director of the Veterans Dozen Foundation and Former Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine

Boris Bondarev, former Russian diplomat

Moderator:

Ia Meurmishvili, Chief International Correspondent at The Cipher Brief