The Washington Post reports:
President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for air support to protect the skies over Ukraine and push back against Russia’s attacks during a virtual speech to U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, as suspected Russian munitions struck another apartment building in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in an attack that has become part of a daily pattern.
“Ukraine is grateful to the United States for its overwhelming support,” he said. “I call on you to do more.”
The Biden administration has resisted Kyiv’s call to establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine, a measure that has little bipartisan support in Congress and one that U.S. officials fear could inflame tensions and risk a broader global conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.
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— Rachel Pannett (@RachelPannett) March 16, 2022
Invoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11, President Zelensky says, “Russia has turned Ukrainian skies into a source of death for thousands of people.” He asks if it’s too much to ask for a no-fly zone so Russia can’t terrorize Ukrainians.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 16, 2022
Zelensky asks for a no-fly zone: “Remember Pearl Harbor? The terrible morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when your sky was black from the planes attacking you? Just remember it. Remember September 11, that terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities into battlefields?” pic.twitter.com/wqMgP8I0Dq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 16, 2022
“Is this a lot to ask for to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine?” Zelensky says. “If this is too much to ask, you know what type of defense systems we need,” calling for aircrafts to help Ukraine. “They are on Earth, not the Ukrainian sky.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 16, 2022
Powerful video shown by President Zelensky this morning. pic.twitter.com/lwp80l7iWg
— Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (@RepBethVanDuyne) March 16, 2022