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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to deliver virtual address to US Congress

16 March 2022 06:46 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a virtual address to the United States Congress later this week, as US lawmakers push President Joe President to take further action amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine, APA reports quoting Aljazeera.

Zelenskyy will speak on Wednesday to members of the US House of Representatives and US Senate, Democratic Party leaders announced.

“The Congress, our country and the world are in awe of the people of Ukraine, who have shown extraordinary courage, resilience and determination in the face of Russia’s unprovoked, vicious and illegal war,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement on Monday.

Zelenskyy’s address comes amid calls by Republicans and Democrats for a tougher military response to Russia, including imposing a no-fly zone over the country and supplying Ukraine with Polish MiG fighter jets.