Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will seek support from European Union leaders on Thursday for what he is calling his " victory plan " to end the devastating war with Russia .
Zelenskyy will address EU leaders at their summit in Brussels before shuttling across town to meet with NATO defense ministers. The EU is a key supporter of Ukraine - a candidate member of the 27-nation bloc - as it fights Russia's invasion that began more than 2 1/2 years ago.
Zelenskyy outlined the five-point plan to Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday without disclosing confidential elements that have been presented in private to key allies, including the United States.
Reaction was muted at NATO, where Secretary-General Mark Rutte said only that he and the allies "take note" of it. He did not discuss when Ukraine might join the world's biggest military alliance, beyond insisting that it would eventually become a member.
"The plan has many aspects and many political and military issues we really need to hammer out with the Ukrainians to understand what is behind it, to see what we can do, what we cannot do," Rutte said at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
