Olena Zelenska makes emotional appeal to Congress and asks for weapons to claim ‘joint great victory’ in war against Russia
The Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, appealed to US lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against a five-month-long Russian invasion she called “Russia’s Hunger Games”, saying US weapons could help assure a “joint great victory”.
“I am asking for weapons, weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else’s land, but to protect one’s home and the right to wake up alive in that home. Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, said: “What we saw here was human tragedy right before our eyes, innocent people murdered. Why? Because they are Ukrainians. That’s genocide. That’s what happened in world war two. And that needs to be stopped.”
Zelenskiy said he expected “significant results” from his wife’s meetings in Washington. She met on Tuesday at the White House with Joe Biden and the US first lady, Jill Biden.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Barilaro's plum US job was not 'fully offered' to bureaucrat first, senior lawyer tells inquiryA parliamentary inquiry is told it is 'not correct' candidate Jenny West was fully offered the NSW trade commissioner role before former deputy premier John Barilaro was appointed.
Read more »
Prince Harry launches attack on the US in United Nations speechThe Duke of Sussex appeared to have likened Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the 'rolling back of constitutional rights' in the US in an apparent reference to the overturning of abortion rights.
Read more »
Anthony Fauci to step down as chief US medical adviser before 2025Anthony Fauci became the face of the COVID pandemic in the US. He says he intends to leave the role before the end of President Joe Biden's first term.
Read more »
‘It was opportunistic in the best sense’: how the US constitution inspired an exhibitionAfter a frenzied auction, a rare first printing of the US constitution was lent to a museum in Arkansas where it’s led to an exhibition on democracy
Read more »
Monkeypox: US experts issue warning amid limited vaccines and testingInfectious disease expert Anthony Fauci calls for ‘much more vigorous testing’ as CDC confirms 1,814 cases in the US
Read more »
The Accidental Ecosystem: behind the rise of urban wildlife in US citiesIn a new book, Peter Alagona examines how wild animals returned to urban habitats, and why coexistence is critical
Read more »