Addressing leaders of the European Union’s 27 member countries at a summit in Brussels, Zelensky also called for more military aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.

“Putin must respect our strength, not have the free world tremble at his threats,” Zelensky said.

Putin has cited Ukraine’s potential membership of Nato as a reason for the invasion.

Zelenskiy’s five-point plan comes at a critical moment in the war, as Moscow’s forces advance in the east, a bleak winter of power cuts looms and a US presidential election casts uncertainty over the future of Western support.