Reuters: There is a "rather gloomy" mood in Kiev

There is a "rather gloomy" mood in Kiev about the prospects of a conflict with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official, who wished to remain anonymous, told Reuters.

"You can see the growing disappointment in Zelensky's recent statements," he said.

According to the interlocutor of the agency, now "there are no signs of a breakthrough" on any of the five points of the "victory plan" that Vladimir Zelensky presented to Western leaders.

Among these proposals, including the invitation of Kiev to NATO, the granting of permission by the West to use imported weapons for strikes deep into Russia, the deployment of Ukraine has a "comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrent package" and an agreement with partner countries on joint protection of the country's critical resources.

Russia does not accept Kiev's conditions. President Vladimir Putin in the summer listed Moscow's demands for the start of peace talks. Among them are neutral and nuclear—free status for Ukraine, demilitarization and denazification of the country, recognition of Crimea, Sevastopol, the DPR, the LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as Russian regions and the abolition of all Western sanctions against Russia.

In Moscow, Zelensky's proposals were called a "disguised plan" by the United States to continue the conflict. At the same time, after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election in early November, Russia admitted that Washington could quickly complete the Ukraine fighting.

Zelensky, against the background of everything that is happening, said that Ukraine does not need the help of allies to organize negotiations with Russia. According to him, Kiev cannot make concessions to Russia.

"This is unacceptable for Ukraine and suicide for the whole of Europe," Zelensky quotes RBC.