Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Brussels today on a mission to sell his five-point victory plan, first at a European Council summit this morning, and later at an afternoon meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at NATO Headquarters.

Ukraine's five-point "victory plan" calls for an unconditional invitation for Kyiv to join NATO and a strategic non-nuclear deterrent package in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that Western partners are ramping up pressure to negotiate with Russia, hinting that such talks may not be favorable to Kyiv.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the plan represented "a strong signal" from Zelenskiy but added: "That doesn't mean that I here can say I support the whole pla

Major points of the plan include permission to use Western-supplied longer-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that Western partners are ramping up pressure to negotiate with Russia, hinting that such talks may not be favorable to Kyiv,