The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has demanded before the United States Congress more measures to curb Russian aggression and, by calling again for the imposition of a no-fly zone, has remembered attacks like those of September 11and 2001.”Our country suffers the same every day“, has said.
Zelenski has appeared by videoconference before some standing congressmen, with specific calls for both the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the legislatorss further harden their positions in relation to the invasion that began on February 24 by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian president has included in his speech direct allusions to the history of the United States, such as the attack suffered at the Pearl Harbor base, the 9/11 attacks or the famous speech by Martin Luther King, changing “I have a dream” to “I have a need” to ask for more help from international partners.
Zelensky stressed that “the fate” of Ukraine is being decided right now, although he warned that Russia’s “brutal offensive” is not directed only against his country, but also against universal “human values”. It is “the worst war since World War II,” she has noted. “In the darkest moment for our country, for all of Europe, I ask you to do more. New sanctions packages are needed, constantly, every week, until the Russian military machine is stopped,” he added.
I wish you were the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace.”
Zelenski has demanded the “immediate” departure of all companies from Russia and sanctions against all senior officials, just as he has once again raised the no-fly zone. “Is it too much to ask?“, he has exhorted. In fact, he has shown a video with graphic examples of the war that has concluded with a call to “close the sky” of Ukraine. It would be, in his own words, a “humanitarian” no-fly zone.
However, he has pointed out that, if this request is not accepted, there must be “alternatives” so that Ukraine receives weapons that allow it to respond with greater guarantees to the Russian offensive, for example missile systems. Zelensky, who on Tuesday recognized the impossibility of Ukraine joining NATObelieves that it is time for “new institutions” of “new alliances” to stop the war, so has proposed “a union of responsible countries” capable of stopping conflicts by activating “in 24 hours” all the necessary assistance, “including weapons”.
The president concluded his speech with a direct appeal to Biden, whom has summoned to take the reins of the international response. “I hope you are the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace,” she concluded, to the applause of those present. Shortly after, via Twitter, the Ukrainian president announced that your country is already part of the so-called Energy Union (EnergyUnion).
“Ukraine has become a member of the ‘Energy Union’ of the European Union. The unification of the energy systems of Ukraine and the EU has been completed. Now Ukraine’s electricity enters the European Union and vice versa. I am very grateful to the members of the European Parliament, personally to Ursula Von der Leyen “, he has exposed in her message on social networks.
Source: Lasexta
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