Zelensky to US Congress: ‘Your money is not charity, it’s investment in global security’
The Kyiv Independent says President Volodymyr Zelensky received a lasting standing ovation as he delivered a historic address before U.S. Congress late on Dec. 21. “It is too much for me,” he said with a smile before proceeding with his remarks. Zelensky spoke in English for roughly 25 minutes and reminded the American lawmakers that mere hours before his U.S. trip — the first overseas one since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24 — he was at the front line in Donetsk Oblast’s Bakhmut.
The city remains the “hottest point” out of the entire 1,300-kilometer front line as Russian forces relentlessly try to break Ukraine’s defenses.
“Every inch of that land is soaked in blood,” Zelensky said. “But Ukrainian Donbas stands. Ukraine holds its lines and will never surrender.” Zelensky later presented Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a Ukrainian flag that Ukrainian soldiers had signed in besieged Bakhmut. Pelosi gave Zelensky an American flag that had flown over the Capitol earlier in the day.
https://kyivindependent.com/national/zelensky-to-us-congress
