'Peace through threats': Zelensky pushes for 'victory plan' missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told European Union leaders he wants to create a "peace through threats" approach to force Russia into negotiations.

This means placing missile installations on Ukrainian land as a form of deterrence, Zelensky said. Ukraine has asked France, Germany, the United States, Britain and Italy to supply the weapons.

Zelensky said Ukraine would only use the missiles "if Russia does not stop the war."

German Chancellor Olof Scholz however has refused to deliver Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles, which have a range of about 500 kilometres, fearing escalation.

Zelensky appealed again to Scholz to change his mind. The Ukrainian president said that even by providing the weapons without permission to use them, Germany would show support for his "victory plan".