Zelenskyy begs US Congress to help fight Russia invasion

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror strikes on America on Wednesday as he pleaded with the US Congress to get more aid for his embattled country to fight against its invasion by Russia.

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Zelenskyy, who was greeted with three standing ovations from an audience of lawmakers, asked the U.S. to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine to stem the Russian attacks.

“Is this a lot to ask for to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people?” “Is this too much to ask?” he said in the speech, which was delivered remotely via video link from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

But in an acknowledgment that Western countries are resisting the idea of a no-fly zone, which would be considered by Russia to be an act of war by them, Zelenskyy said. “If this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative.”

That included additional weapons, sanctions, and humanitarian support for Ukraine, he said.

He also urged members of Congress to get companies in their legislative districts to leave the Russian market “because it is flooded with our blood.”

Zelenskyy was introduced for his address by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

“Glory to heroes,” Pelosi said in Ukrainian before he began speaking.

CNBC