Zelensky delivers impassioned plea for more help fighting Russia says – “Will not bow down”
Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in the US on his first foreign trip since the Russian invasion, has received strong support from the US, including a new missile defense system. President Joe Biden promised Zelensky, “You will never be alone.”
Zelensky was greeted as a hero in Washington three hundred days after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.
He delivered a historic speech from the United States Capitol Wednesday, expressing gratitude for US support in fighting Russian aggression
Zelensky also sought more help in the ongoing war.
He also made it clear here that he would not accept any pressure to compromise. Biden placed his hand affectionately on Zelensky’s shoulder. “You’ll never stand alone,” Biden told Zelensky at a joint news conference.
The American people are with you at every step of the way and we will be with you. As long as it goes on. Americans understand from the inside that the battle in Ukraine is part of a larger battle. “I have no doubt that we will keep the flame of freedom bright and the light will prevail and conquer darkness.”
