Ukraine's "victory plan" in the war against Russia depends on quick decisions being taken by allies this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that his “Victory Plan”, intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all “frozen conflicts”, was now complete after much consultation.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the readiness of Ukraine's victory plan. The most important thing now is the determination to implement it, stated the President in his evening address. "Today,

The European Union will lend Ukraine up to €35 billion ($39 billion) to help rebuild its economy, providing the lion’s share of a $50 billion loan agreed by G7 nations earlier this year.

The Group of Seven nations originally promised at least $50 billion in funding using frozen Russian assets, but there were differences between the United States and the E.U. over implementation.

A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western missiles would lead to global war with the use of nuclear weapons and that Moscow's response would be tough with more powerful weapons.

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

A new resolution by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) calls for European Union countries to lift restrictions that prevent Ukraine from deploying Western weapons against military targets in Russia.