Day: March 16, 2022
(NewsNation) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver an address to U.S. Congress on Wednesday as he works to rally support as the Russian invasion of his country continues.
Zelenskyy will speak to members of the House and Senate. NewsNation will livestream Zelesnkyy’s remarks on this page at 9 a.m. ET.
The remarks come one week after Zelenskyy’s stirring address to the U.K. Parliament that carried echoes of Winston Churchill during World War II. Earlier this month, Zelenskyy spoke by video with House and Senate lawmakers, delivering a desperate plea for more military aid.
The Ukrainian president has specifically sought air support to battle the Russians, including the transfer of Soviet-era MiGs from Poland, but the Pentagon has closed the door on that idea for now, worried it could escalate U.S. involvement.
As the invasion of Ukraine stretches into a third week, Russian forces have escalated their bombardment of Kyiv, a relentless onslaught that keeps deepening the humanitarian crisis in this war.
More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded Feb. 24, according to the International Organization for Migration.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Zelenskyy asked for the meeting when they spoke at the end of last week, and lawmakers are “thrilled” to have him address Congress.
This comes amid a NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll that found there is broad support for continuing to arm the Ukrainians in their fight against Russia, as well as for the economic sanctions imposed by the United States. But Americans draw a line: They are almost as strongly against using U.S. troops to defend Ukraine.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Michael Novakhov retweeted:
Миллиардер Александр Мамут сейчас находится в Израиле, где подает документы на получение гражданства этой страны. Именно Израиль стал сейчас прибежищем российских богачей, после того, как в Европу им фактически закрыли вход.
Michael Novakhov retweeted:
Игорь Гиркин (он же “Стрелков”) пишет про ситуацию под Мариуполем: t.me/yashin_russia/…
По его словам, командиры берегут и не бросают в бой кадыровцев (опасаясь гнева Рамзана за потери), а русские солдаты на передовой “живут на подножном корме”. Почитайте по ссылке. Верите?
Michael Novakhov retweeted:
#Ukraine In Kyiv, President @ZelenskyyUa met with the prime ministers of Poland, Czechia and Slovenia. This is an important gesture of solidarity and support from foreign leaders
Michael Novakhov retweeted:
Now Lavrov is talking about his “hope of a possible compromise” with Ukraine, wow!
I wonder where is that tough son of a bitch from late February talking about “Ukrainian Nazis” and denying Ukraine as a sovereign nation, wow!
