Dhe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reminded the Americans of their own fight against attackers in his appeal for help before Congress. “Remember Pearl Harbor,” he said, referring to the Japanese attack on the American naval base in 1941. “Remember 9/11,” he added, referring to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. “We need you now.” If the demand for a no-fly zone is too much to ask, then Ukraine needs planes and anti-aircraft systems.
Defending Ukraine is about more than just the country, the President stressed. “Russia not only attacked us, not only our country, not only our cities, it launched a brutal offensive against our values.” Zelenskyy spoke to the American senators and congressmen via video link from Kyiv on Wednesday. Speaking before both houses of Congress is considered a special honor.
Since the beginning of last year, the US government has provided Ukraine with around $1.2 billion in military aid and arms supplies, including $550 million since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression. According to media reports, America’s President Joe Biden wanted to announce further military aid of 800 billion dollars this Wednesday.
Other countries, including Germany, have also supplied or promised arms to Ukraine, including anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank guided missiles. On Thursday, Selenskyj wants to address the German Bundestag with a video address.
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