Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the US Congress and compared the bombing of Ukraine with Pearl Harbor and the September 11 attacks

On March 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in an address to the US Congress, compared the attack of Russian invaders on Ukraine with a Japanese air raid on the American military base Pearl Harbor during World War II and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, trying to get military assistance and new sanctions from American legislators against Russia, says CNBC.

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Zelensky, who received at least three standing ovations from lawmakers, asked the US to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to stop Russian attacks that have killed thousands.

“This is a terror that Europe has not seen, has not seen for 80 years, and we ask for a response to this terror from the whole world,” said Zelensky, who during his speech showed a video showing the bombing of Ukraine, injured and dead civilians.

“Is it a lot to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people? Are we asking too much? Russia has turned the Ukrainian skies into a source of death for thousands of people,” he said.

Zelenskiy acknowledged that Western leaders resisted the idea of ​​a no-fly zone, which would require NATO systems to control the air and shoot down enemies to protect civilians on the ground. This was repeatedly rejected due to fears of provoking a new world war.

The President of Ukraine said that if the closure of the sky is “too much”, then there is an alternative: the supply of S-300 air defense systems or similar systems, as well as aviation.

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Additional weapons and humanitarian aid should be included, he said, on top of what has already been provided to Ukraine, as well as even tougher sanctions against Russia and leading Russian supporters of that country's president, Vladimir Putin.

“Constantly, every week, until the Russian war machine stops, restrictions are needed for everyone who supports this unjust regime,” Zelensky said, referring to additional sanctions.

He also urged members of Congress to force companies in their legislative districts to leave the Russian market "because it is drenched in our blood."

“I encourage you to do more,” he said.

Calling President Joe Biden by name, Zelenskiy said he wants his American counterpart to lead the world, not just the US, in the face of Russian aggression.

“To be a world leader means to be on the side of calm and peace,” Zelensky said.

Biden is expected to announce hundreds of millions of dollars in additional aid to Ukraine later on March 16.

Zelensky was introduced to speak by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California. “Glory to the heroes,” Pelosi said in Ukrainian before speaking.

Zelenskiy began by saying: “I am proud to greet you from Ukraine from our capital … which is subjected to missile and air strikes by Russian troops every day, but does not surrender.”

“And we didn’t even think about it for a second. So are many other cities and communities in our beautiful country that are in the worst war since World War II,” he said.

Zelensky soon returned to this World War II connection, noting what he called America's founding principles: "democracy, independence, freedom, and caring for all."

“We in Ukraine want the same for our people,” he said. “This is all a normal part of your own life.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, friends, Americans, there are pages in your great history that will allow you to understand Ukrainians. Understand us now when we need it,” Zelensky said.

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“Right now, when we need you. Remember Pearl Harbor, that terrible morning of December 7, 1941. When your sky was black from the planes that attacked you,” he said.

“Just remember… September 11th. A terrible day in 2001, when Al-Qaeda suicide squads tried to turn your cities, independent territories, into battlefields. When innocent people were attacked,” he said.

Zelensky said that just as the US could not stop these air attacks in those days, “our country is experiencing the same thing every day, right now.” “Russian troops have already fired almost a thousand missiles into Ukraine. Countless bombs. They use drones to kill us with maniacal precision,” the Ukrainian president said.

Biden said the United States will transfer $1 billion worth of defense assistance to Ukraine this week, which includes 800 air defense systems and 9 anti-tank systems, drones, 000 small arms, 7 million ammunition.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, which made an unprecedented deviation from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.
• February 26, the world famous and one of the most popular groups of hackers Anonymous recorded a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. They promised to find all "skeletons in the closet" and "leave no stone unturned".
• As it became known, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is located in Ukraine and is making a documentary for Vice about events in the country.
• February 28 The world's largest aircraft An-225 was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it caused alarm and sadness among the aviation world, in which it occupies an almost cult status.
• On the same day, the United States and France called on their citizens immediately consider leaving Russia.
• From the very beginning of the invasion, many actions took place around the world in support of Ukraine. How it was in the USA, see our material.
• On March 1, the United States asked 12 Russian diplomats from the United Nations leave the US accusing them of "espionage activities" as Russia continues its advance into Ukraine.
• March 2 Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin offered a $1 million reward for dead or alive Putin.
• Airbus and Boeing refused to work with Russia, this endangers almost the entire civil aviation of the country.
• March 3 CEO and founder of the Russian TV channel "Rain" announced the suspension of the channel. This is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Which of the Hollywood stars supported Ukraine, and who was on the side of Russia, read here.
• What Russians living in Ukraine say about the war, you can find out in our material.
• Which companies left Russia and how it hit the economy, read on link.
• Where citizens of Ukraine can receive special services in Poland - by link.
• The US State Department has warned citizens of Ukraine that the US Mission in Ukraine does not currently offer visa services. That's it services provided in Germany.
• Meanwhile, the killers tried to kill the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at least three times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
• In Russia, the situation with free media is becoming more and more difficult. Even relatives of Ukrainians from Russia do not believe in shelling of Ukraine.
• Russian diplomats announced persona non grata, left the US, and the Russian airlines stop international flights.
• Meanwhile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague began consideration of the claim of Ukraine to Russia. The subject of the lawsuit is allegations of genocide.
• Russia began active preparations for shutdown from the global internet.
• Thousands of Ukrainians are leaving the country. 11-year-old boy from Zaporozhye made it to the border with Slovakia and crossed it on foot.
• USA supports Ukraine: both government officials and ordinary Americans. 20 workers in West Coast ports refuse tohandle Russian cargo. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded a medal Liberty Ronald Reagan. Tesla will continue to pay salaries to employees who decide to go to fight in Ukraine.
• In the meantime, the sanctions are taking effect: Russia is rapidly rising in price or disappearing from the sale of drugs and medical equipment manufactured by countries that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine. Down on the country iron curtain. The world is on the hunt on the assets of Russian oligarchs.
• Russia cannot establish a dialogue with the world - she threatens to leave from the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
• Russia continues the inglorious war, not observing any principles of “green corridors” and press safety. Russian troops near Kyiv shot Fox News journalists, and on the afternoon of March 13, an American Time journalist was shot dead by the invaders, documentary filmmaker, 50Brent Renault

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