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- Zelensky is to travel later in the week to Washington to present his 鈥渧ictory plan鈥�
KYIV: Ukraine鈥檚 President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is in New York for the meeting of world officials at the United Nations, held talks on the sidelines with German, Indian and Japan leaders on Monday trying to shore up support for Kyiv鈥檚 war efforts.
鈥淲e talked about how to make a just peace closer,鈥� Zelensky said on his Telegram messaging app after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. 鈥淭he main thing is to maintain unity.鈥�
Germany has been one of most significant backers in Europe of Kyiv鈥檚 defensive fight against Russia.
The full-scale Russia invasion of Ukraine, or 鈥渟pecial military operation鈥� as Moscow calls it, began in Feb 2022 and has killed thousands of people, uprooted millions more and turned Ukrainian towns and cities into rubble.
After the UN General Assembly sessions, Zelensky is to travel later in the week to Washington to present his 鈥渧ictory plan鈥� and influence White House policy on the war no matter who wins the US election on Nov. 5.
Zelensky said that he also met with India鈥檚 Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
鈥淲e are dynamically developing our relations,鈥� he said on the Telegram after the meeting.
India-Russia relations
Reuters reported earlier this month that artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers were diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi did not intervene to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow.
India has warm ties with Russia, its primary arms supplier for decades, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has refused to join the Western-led sanctions regime against Moscow.
Zelensky also held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Japan鈥檚 energy aid to Kyiv.
鈥淩estoring our energy supply after Russian shelling and preparing for winter are tasks we are actively working on now,鈥� Zelensky said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. 鈥淭ogether with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, we discussed the situation in the energy sector.鈥�
Japan has been one of several nations sending support, including $4.5 billion this year, according to the Japanese foreign ministry website.
Japan has provided Kyiv with equipment for restoration work and increasing the capacity of the Ukrainian power system to get through winter amidst Russia鈥檚 continued strikes on energy infrastructure.
Ukraine鈥檚 electricity supply shortfall could reach about a third of expected peak demand amid the attacks and the expiry of a gas supply contract at the end of this year, the International Energy Agency said in a report last week.