Zelensky Says ‘Ukraine Is Alive & Well’ As He Blasts Russian ‘Tyranny’ In Historic Address To U.S. Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “Ukraine is live and well” during his code to Congress connected Wednesday, December 21. He closed retired a associated league of Congress with the historical speech, during his archetypal travel extracurricular of his state since the warfare against Russia began, and told lawmakers who person been backing Ukraine’s warfare against the Russian penetration that “Russian tyranny has lost.”

During the speech, Zelensky was met with cheers from some Democrats and Republicans successful the enclosure and immoderate lawmakers adjacent had a Ukrainian emblem connected show connected the House floor. During the extremity of the speech, Zelensky presented House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a Ukrainian conflict emblem helium got connected the beforehand lines during a sojourn to Bakhmut, wherever Ukrainian forces confronted a Russian violative forces. She showed him appreciation by kissing him connected the cheek.

Ukrainian President Zelensky addressing the U.S. Congress connected Dec. 21. (Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock)

As lawmakers are connected the verge of voting successful enactment of different $45 cardinal for Ukraine, Zelensky besides talked openly astir Russia’s bloody attacks connected his country. “They sent thugs to the beforehand line,” helium explained. “[They] destruct everything they see.”

“We person artillery. Yes, convey you. Is it enough? Not really,” helium added earlier making it known that Americans didn’t request to bash the warring for Ukrainians. “I guarantee you that Ukrainian soldiers tin run American tanks. And planes. Themselves. Your wealth is not charity. It is an concern successful the planetary information and ideology that we grip successful the astir liable way.”

He besides described the warfare arsenic a mode to support allies and neighbors from Russian attacks. “We defeated Russia successful the conflict for minds of the world. We person nary fear,” helium said. “Nor should anyone successful the satellite person it.”

U.S. President Joe Biden stands connected the broadside of President Zelensky. (Oliver Contreras/UPI/Shutterstock)

Before the legislature address, helium was greeted astatine the White House aft arriving by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden before the speech. The presidents held a gathering unneurotic and past a property conference, wherever they elaborate assistance that the U.S. is giving Ukraine. Zelensky said helium had anticipation that some sides of the aisle would support. “I judge that determination volition be bipartisan and bicameral support,” helium said.

“That’s wherefore we person succeeded successful uniting the planetary assemblage to support state and planetary law,” Zelensky went connected to say, erstwhile helium talked astir allied nations rallying to enactment Ukraine aft Russia’s invasion. He besides said the penetration repeatedly formed a menace to the full satellite order.

Zelensky announced that helium was traveling to the United States to code officials and to talk with the president successful a tweet aboriginal connected Wednesday. “On my mode to the US to fortify resilience and defence capabilities of [Ukraine],” helium wrote. “In particular, POTUS and I volition sermon practice betwixt [Ukraine] and [the United States]. I volition besides person a code astatine the Congress and a fig of bilateral meetings.”

While this is the Ukrainian president’s archetypal in-person code to Congress, helium has spoken to elected officials via video to garner support arsenic his state defends itself against Russian forces. In a March video message, Zelensky called connected Congress to “close the sky” implicit Ukraine and asked for enactment soon aft the warfare began. “Peace successful your state doesn’t beryllium anymore lone connected you and your people. It depends connected those adjacent to you and those who are strong,” helium said. “I’m addressing President Biden. You are the person of the nation, of your large nation. I privation you to beryllium the person of the world. Being the person of the world, means being the person of peace.”

Zelenskyy requested further assistance from Congress. (ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA)

Zelensky has made galore appearances to inquire Americans to enactment Ukraine successful their combat against Russia successful immoderate mode that they can. He’s publicly thanked Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for raising wealth for Ukraine and spoke via video at the 2022 Grammy Awards. 

While this is Zelensky’s archetypal travel to the U.S. since the warfare began, First Lady Jill Biden did walk Mother’s Day successful Ukraine and met with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, who has also been precise active successful speaking retired against Russia, to amusement solidarity amid the war. Zelenska showed her acknowledgment for Biden making the trip. “We each consciousness your support. We each consciousness the enactment of the U.S president. But we would similar to enactment that Mother’s Day is simply a precise symbolic time for us. Because we besides consciousness your emotion and enactment during specified an important day,” she said, per NBC News. 

The archetypal woman isn’t the lone authoritative who has traveled to Ukraine to amusement support. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a delegation including Chairman Jim McGovern, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chairman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Bill Keating, and Congressman Jason Crow also trekked to Kyiv to conscionable with the Ukrainian President successful May. “We judge that we are visiting you to accidental convey you for your combat for freedom. We are connected a frontier of state and your combat is simply a combat for everyone. Our committedness is to beryllium determination for you until the combat is done,” she said.

Check retired Zelensky’s afloat code to the U.S. Congress above.

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