Zelensky delivers an emotional plea to Congress: ‘I call on you to do more.’
By Catie Edmondson – New York Times
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an urgent and emotional appeal to Congress on Wednesday to come to his country’s aid as it fights off a brutal Russian invasion, asking for help protecting its air space, military assistance, and stronger sanctions as part of what he cast as a war for the cause of democracy itself.
In a remarkably direct appeal by a wartime leader to policymakers in Washington, Mr. Zelensky addressed lawmakers on a large screen in a movie theater-style auditorium under the Capitol, invoking the memories of Pearl Harbor and September 2001, terrorist attacks — when the United States came under attack — as he pleaded for support saying, “we need you right now.” 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — when the United States came under attack — as he pleaded for support saying, “we need you right now.”
