Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that there is nothing new for Western partners in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's victory plan, but we need their determination and unity to make the necessary decisions.

The Lithuanian head of state expressed this opinion on Thursday in Brussels before the start of the European Council meeting, at which Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will present his victory plan.

Nausėda said that if he looks at this plan, he sees measures and decisions that they, the Western community, have failed to implement in recent months and even years. First of all, the invitation to NATO. He remembers the Vilnius NATO summit, the Washington NATO summit – they were not able to reach a consensus. And it is very important that they reach a consensus, otherwise this decision will not be possible. The second point of Zelenskyy’s plan is permission to target military facilities on Russian territory. Again, the Western partners are not able to implement this, they are not able to make a decision and allow implementing purely defensive operations, because this targeting is not aimed at attacking Russians, but is aimed at reducing the possibility of attacks from Russia, reducing Russia’s attack potential.

Speaking about the third point of Zelenskyy's plan on "deliveries of specific weapons - long-range missiles and so on," the Lithuanian president once again noted that the partners are hesitant. According to him, there is nothing new in Zelenskyy's plan, and he does not see any major problems that exist. It is only about will and our commitment to support Ukraine. And it would be a big mistake to think that indecisiveness is the best way to de-escalate. According to Nausėda, it is quite the opposite, as indecisiveness is the best and most direct path to escalation. If Ukraine has enough support, if Ukraine is more successful on the ground, then, according to the Lithuanian president, Putin will be forced to negotiate. Right now Putin thinks he is winning, he thinks Russia is pushing Ukraine into a corner and this is the worst moment to start negotiations now, because Russia thinks it is the strong side, the Lithuanian president is convinced.

Nausėda also noted that the EU has not reached a consensus on extending sanctions on frozen Russian assets from six months to three years, because some countries (meaning Hungary) think that we should wait for the presidential elections in the USA. I do not see a connection between these two issues, we must be united, the Lithuanian president believes.