Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, became a constant presence on television screens around the world when he spoke to the US Congress on December 22. At the conclusion of his speech, he raised the Ukrainian battle flag and compared the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to the Second World War’s “Christmas of 1944.”
Zelensky’s fervent appeals for the US and greater world support for Ukraine during the ongoing war were frequently tempered with doses of humor in a speech that lasted around 25 minutes. He addressed the US Congress that “Ukraine is alive and kicking,” to tremendous applause. To thunderous applause, Zelensky declared that Ukrainian soldiers “are doing the same to Putin’s forces this Christmas,” just as the “brave American soldiers who held their positions” and fought against Hitler’s Nazi Germany in 1944.
Zelensky appealed to the lawmakers and American citizens to continue supporting Ukraine
Zelensky was applauded triumphantly and given bereft whistles, which are usually saved for a celebrity in a concert while wearing his trademark olive green costume decorated with Ukrainian military emblems. Zelensky appealed to the lawmakers and American citizens to continue supporting Ukraine during the current war in his nation far from the front lines of battle, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
“Your money is not charity, it’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way,” Zelensky said during his address to a joint session of the US Congress.” Against all odds and doom and gloom scenarios, Ukraine didn’t fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking,” Zelensky said.
In his address, Zelensky said that US President Joe Biden supported his 10-point peace plan. “We need peace. Yes. Ukraine has already offered proposals, which I just discussed with President Biden, our peace formula. The 10 points should and must be implemented for our joint security. I am glad to share that President Biden supported our peace initiative today. Each of you, ladies and gentlemen, can assist in the implementation to ensure that American leadership remains solid, and bicameral. and bipartisan,” Zelensky said.