3/15/2022 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson and attendees applaud after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed them by video link during a meeting of the leaders of the the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a coalition of 10 states focused on security in northern Europe, at Lancaster House in London. Picture date: Tuesday March 15, 2022. (Photo by Justin Tallis/PA/Sipa USA) *** US Rights Only ***
Russian invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress — the next stop as the actor-turned-wartime leader uses the Western world’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to help his country. In ringing speeches, Zelenskyy is rallying support against Russia’s crushing invasion.
Today’s speech will be livestreamed into the U.S. Capitol and will be among Zelenskyy’s most important as he pushes the U.S. to do more than it has pledged so far.
President Joe Biden has resisted Zelenskyy’s requests to send warplanes to Ukraine. Instead, Biden is expected to deliver an address later Wednesday announcing $800 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine.
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