Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbour and the September 11 terror attacks overnight as he appealed to the US Congress to do more to help Ukraine's fight against Russia. 9News
Biden, describing help he was already prepared to announce, said the US will be sending an additional US$800 million in military assistance, making a total of US$2 billion in such aid sent to Kyiv since he took office more than a year ago.
The US Congress has remain remarkably unified in its support of Ukraine and Sen. Angus King, the Maine independent. said there was a "collective holding of the breath" in the room during Zelenskyy's address. Outside the Capitol a group of protesters held a large sign lawmakers saw as they walked back to their offices. "No Fly Zone=World War 3."
"You are the leader of the nation. I wish you be the leader of the world," he sad "Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace." Biden has insisted there will be no US troops on the ground in Ukraine and has resisted Zelenskyy's relentless pleas for warplanes as too risky, potentially escalating into a direct confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia.Zelenskyy appeared to acknowledge the political reality of his request to "close the sky" as he seeks other military aid from the US.
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