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Russia and Ukraine carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, each side bringing home 95 prisoners in an agreement in which the United Arab Emirates acted as mediator.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched his “victory plan” to the European Union and NATO on Thursday, receiving pledges of continued support but no endorsement from key allies of his call for an immediate NATO-membership invitation.

The Kremlin has claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan” for the defence of his country might lead to direct conflict between Russia and NATO.

Here are the five main points of a Ukrainian plan for victory against Russian invading forces no later than next year as outlined by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday. Another three points were secret, he said, as he unveiled the plan in a speech at Ukraine’s parliament.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his “victory plan” to end the war with Russia includes requests for specific weapons and an “unconditional” invitation to join NATO now.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that the battlefield situation ‘creates opportunity’ to take steps to end the war in Ukraine no later than 2025.

Ukraine aims to organise a new peace summit by the end of this year and wants Russia to attend this time, its ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday, but ruled out any direct bilateral talks with Moscow at the meeting.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has asserted that the plan proposed by Ukraine should be enacted.