Zelenskyy invokes Pearl Harbor, 9/11
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a historic, virtual address to Congress on Wednesday, pleading with the U.S. to help stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calling out President Joe Biden by name in English, saying "being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the Ukrainian president and led members in chanting, "Slava Ukraini" or "Glory to Ukraine."
"Glory to heroes," Zelenskyy responded. "Thank you very much, Madame Speaker, Members of the Congress, ladies and gentlemen, Americans, friends, I'm proud to greet you from Ukraine from our capital city of Kyiv, a city that is under missile and airstrikes from Russian troops every day, but it doesn't give up -- and we have not even thought about it for a second," he said.
In the emotional appeal, Zelenskyy asked Americans to put themselves in the shoes of Ukrainians by remembering Pearl Harbor "when your sky was black from the planes attacking you" and the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that "every day now for three weeks" Ukraine has seen death.
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