Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine's leader came to D.C. in the same week Congress referred Trump for prosecution. It's a powerful symbol.

He compared the Ukrainian stand in Bakhmut to the 101st Airborne Division's stand against the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. He spoke of his "respect and gratitude" to the U.S. He was not a shining example of bipartisanship — and probably couldn't get elected in the Republican Party as it exists today, even though he was one of its leading architects. He thanked us for helping Ukraine and spoke of the "great privilege" he felt in speaking before Congress about his country that "against all odds and gloom and doom" is still standing. 6 House committee was referring to the Justice Department for the potential prosecution of Donald Trump. Merely by standing before Congress he illustrated his premise: "We defeated Russia in the minds of the world." Biden also said he looked Zelenskyy in the eye and could "see his soul" and that he trusted and believed Ukraine's leader. For his part, Zelenskyy said he wanted to thank the American people and noted that Ukraine and the U.S. Zelenskyy was at the top of the news Wednesday with a hastily announced visit to the White House and Congress. During the bilateral press conference, Biden said that all politics is "personal," a twist on the old Tip O'Neill saying: "All politics is local." Biden said it was the 300th day of the war — but do you travel halfway across the world to mark the occasion? He said it was the "hottest spot on the entire front line," with 800 miles of active fighting.

Watching Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it was hard not to wonder how much better off Ukraine would be if Donald Trump had treated our ally as well as Joe Biden has.

What followed was a scheme in which Trump tried to leverage security assistance to an ally in the hopes that Zelenskyy and his government would help the American president cheat ahead of the 2020 U.S. For Americans embarrassed by the previous administration, there was also a degree of satisfaction in seeing the United States reclaim its role as the preeminent global leader. [personally forcing out](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/take-her-out-reported-tape-suggests-trump-demanded-ambassador-s-n1123666) a capable U.S. [discussed](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/defensive-trump-tries-gaslighting-nato-ukraine-rcna17973) many times, it was just three months later when Trump and Zelenskyy spoke again. Under Trump, Zelenskyy was extorted, weakened and made more vulnerable. The Post’s analysis added that we later learned that Pence’s trip was canceled “after an aide to Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani allegedly told the Ukrainians that the vice president’s attendance was contingent upon Zelensky announcing an investigation into Joe Biden.” The comments echoed the sentiment endorsed by Biden and many leading U.S. Almost immediately after his election in 2019, Zelenskyy, fearing unprovoked Russian aggression, desperately looked for ways to strengthen Ukraine’s relationship with the United States. “will stay with you as long as it takes” as the country enters what promises to be a brutal winter of war with Russia. The White House and congressional leaders recognize U.S. As part of his remarks, the president told American lawmakers, “Your money is not charity. will give Ukraine the Patriot missile battery it has requested to counter Russian missile and air attacks and much more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds an American flag that was gifted to him by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after he addressed a joint ...

“This strongly suggests that it is not the U.S., but other influential NATO states, that are not convinced of the need to support Ukraine even more intensively,” Adamski said. He called the delivery of Patriot missiles a sign that the “ice has melted” between the country's militaries. This visit shows that people of both countries share the same values and are ready to continue their friendship,” said Davydiuk. For the countries of Central Europe - victims of the imperial policies of Russia, Germany, and Austria - this is very important. For they see the validity of international law as the primary guarantee of their security,” Adamski said. President Joe Biden, his first international trip since Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as reported by Euronews, stopped in Poland, a country that has become a key player in the war.

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The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead ...

There, Zelenskyy spoke to the audience of “the importance of the free world’s unshakable solidarity with Ukraine” — an address that Pelosi emphasized in her invitation to the Ukrainian president. Standing before the U.S. consulted closely with Zelenskyy on his security, and that the Ukrainian president felt it was sufficient for him to briefly travel to the United States. In a visit Tuesday to Bakhmut, located in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province, Zelenskyy was handed a Ukrainian flag. Ladies and gentlemen, this flag is a symbol of our victory in this war.” House speaker returned from Croatia and began discussing the idea of a Zelenskyy address, informing the other main congressional leaders — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Zelenskyy accepted the invitation on Friday, and the visit was confirmed two days later, at which point White House officials notified Pelosi’s office of the Ukrainian leader’s travel plans. official and a senior administration official, all of whom requested anonymity to describe planning for the secret trip. The White House didn’t publicly announce the impending Zelenskyy visit until 1 a.m. “It’s an honor to be by your side in united defense against what is a brutal, brutal war being waged by Putin.” The trip could happen now, the Ukrainian leader said, because “we controlled the situation and … President knows about it, but I couldn’t do it because the situation was so difficult,” Zelenskyy said from the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emerged as a kind of folk hero since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in earnest in February of 2022, ...

Honestly, not really,” Zelenskyy said of the weapons and ammunition that the US has already provided to Ukraine in its effort to fight Russia, prompting nervous laughter from Congress. It’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way,” Zelenskyy told Congress of the billions of dollars’ worth of aid it has voted to provide so far, prompting a multiple-minute standing ovation. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emerged as a kind of folk hero since the Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in earnest in February of 2022, but his recent trip to the US and appearance before Congress on Wednesday was less symbolic than practical: a reminder of the very real and life-endangering circumstances that he and his fellow Ukrainians are facing on the ground.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being hailed for his live address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday – a moment that's drawing comparisons to ...

[echoing a speech Churchill gave](https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1940-the-finest-hour/we-shall-fight-on-the-beaches/) in 1940. [Volodymyr Zelenskyy](https://people.com/politics/ukraine-president-zelensky-fearless-performer-and-devoted-family-man-friends-say/) is being hailed for his live address to the U.S. on Wednesday, where he first met with President [Joe Biden](https://people.com/tag/joe-biden/) and first lady Dr. "Churchill was virtually alone in the world against Hitler, even as bombs were falling nightly on his cities," Baier continued. Both men, Baier wrote, "in their own times stood in the breach to defend freedom when the odds were almost insurmountable." [Jill Biden](https://people.com/tag/jill-biden).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech to Congress at the United States Capitol. Introduced by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, ...

Before speaking to Congress, Zelenskyy spoke to President Joe Biden at the White House, detailing a union to tackle the war. “Your money is not charity,” Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a speech to Congress at the United States Capitol.

The Ukranian company first started selling clothing in 2014 and has been focused on providing gear and equipment for the Ukranian military.

Clothes from the M-TAC brand are worn both by soldiers in the trenches and by political leaders of the state." Zelenskyy has popularized the attire throughout his country's conflict, wearing the brand's casual fleeces and t-shirts in public appearances. Along with sweaters and jackets, the company sells backpacks, boots, and knives, among other things. "Today, the Ukrainian military trusts the M-TAC brand and chooses our products because reliability is our priority. Per the company's website, M-TAC has more than 50 suppliers in 15 countries of the world. It wasn't until 2014, during the "Revolution of Dignity," in which Ukrainians ousted their former president Viktor Yanukovych, that the company began to sell tactical clothing and gear.

Week 42: As the Ukrainian leader made his historic trip to the US, a few facts and figures help put the visit in context.

15) [‘No Dumb Questions’: Why has the war in Ukraine lasted so long?](https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/12/07/no-dumb-questions-why-has-the-war-in-ukraine-lasted-so-long/)(Dec. 16) [Why is the Biden administration changing its mind on giving Patriot missiles to Ukraine?](https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/12/15/why-is-the-biden-administration-changing-its-mind-on-giving-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine/)(Dec. 20) [World in Photos: In Ukraine, a Russian missile barrage sends people in search of shelter, water and power](https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/12/16/world-in-photos-in-ukraine-a-russian-missile-barrage-sends-people-in-search-of-shelter-water-and-power/)(Dec. 21; [source](https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine); [source](https://data.humdata.org/visualization/ukraine-humanitarian-operations/).) [How the war in Ukraine is tearing apart families in Russia: A ‘conflict with our parents’](https://www.grid.news/story/commentary/2022/12/21/how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-tearing-apart-families-in-russia-a-conflict-with-our-parents/)(Dec. 7; [source](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2/as-many-as-13000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-war-official), [source](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/world/europe/foreign-legion-volunteers.html).) 21) [Why Germany and Japan are rebuilding their military power eight decades after World War II](https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/12/20/why-germany-and-japan-are-rebuilding-their-military-power-8-decades-after-world-war-ii/)(Dec. [reported](https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/07/18/they-thought-we-were-crazy-why-millions-of-ukrainian-refugees-are-coming-home/). Defense Intelligence Agency puts the figure at [between eight to 10](https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/world/2022/05/10/Ukraine-has-killed-8-to-10-Russian-generals-US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency). 21; [source](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-partial-mobilisation-will-see-300000-drafted-defence-minister-2022-09-21/).) In its first update on casualties since March, Russia [claimed](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-partial-mobilisation-will-see-300000-drafted-defence-minister-2022-09-21/) in late September that there had been 5,937 Russian military deaths. [that 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2/as-many-as-13000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-war-official) had been killed since the war began.

Zelenskyy had indicated to President Joe Biden the U.S. was the first country he wanted to visit when the time was right for him to travel. Finally, on Dec.

There, Zelenskyy spoke to the audience of “the importance of the free world’s unshakable solidarity with Ukraine” — an address that Pelosi emphasized in her invitation to the Ukrainian president. Standing before the U.S. consulted closely with Zelenskyy on his security, and that the Ukrainian president felt it was sufficient for him to briefly travel to the United States. In a visit Tuesday to Bakhmut, located in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province, Zelenskyy was handed a Ukrainian flag. Congress, to members of the House of Representatives and senators whose decisions can save millions of people,” Zelenskyy said in his final words to lawmakers. House speaker returned from Croatia and began discussing the idea of a Zelenskyy address, informing the other main congressional leaders — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Zelenskyy accepted the invitation on Friday, and the visit was confirmed two days later, at which point White House officials notified Pelosi’s office of the Ukrainian leader’s travel plans. official and a senior administration official, all of whom requested anonymity to describe planning for the secret trip. The White House didn’t publicly announce the impending Zelenskyy visit until 1 a.m. “It’s an honor to be by your side in united defense against what is a brutal, brutal war being waged by Putin.” The trip could happen now, the Ukrainian leader said, because “we controlled the situation and … President knows about it, but I couldn’t do it because the situation was so difficult,” Zelenskyy said from the Oval Office on Wednesday.

During an October summit in Zagreb, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed with her counterpart in the Ukrainian parliament the prospect of Zelenskyy ...

Congress, to members of the House of Representatives and senators whose decisions can save millions of people," Zelenskyy said in his final words to lawmakers. There, Zelenskyy spoke to the audience of "the importance of the free world's unshakable solidarity with Ukraine" — an address that Pelosi emphasized in her invitation to the Ukrainian president. In a visit Tuesday to Bakhmut, located in Ukraine's contested Donetsk province, Zelenskyy was handed a Ukrainian flag. consulted closely with Zelenskyy on his security, and that the Ukrainian president felt it was sufficient for him to travel to the United States briefly. Standing before the U.S. The U.S. In previous calls, Zelenskyy had indicated to President Joe Biden and other senior officials that the United States was the first country he wanted to visit when the time was right for him to travel, according to a U.S. "They asked me to bring this flag to you, to the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed with her counterpart in the Ukrainian parliament the prospect of Zelenskyy addressing the U.S. official and a senior administration official, all of whom requested anonymity to describe planning for the secret trip. Carrying Zelenskyy to Andrews was a U.S. The trip could happen now, the Ukrainian leader said, because "we controlled the situation and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2022. East Room 4:44 P.M. EST. PRESIDENT BIDEN: Please, be seated. Thank you. President Zelenskyy, I'm honored to welcome ...

It can succeed in the battlefield with our help, and the help of our European allies and others, so that if and when President Zelenskyy is ready to talk with the Russians, he will be able to succeed as well, because he will have won on the battlefield. And the idea that we would give Ukraine material that is fundamentally different than is already going there would have a prospect of breaking up NATO and breaking up the European Union and the rest of the world. And without the assistance of the United States — this is absolutely true — the U.S. But firstly, as a Ukrainian — and I mean it — I want to thank the United States for supporting my country. Secondly is to — and we’re looking to do more. And I want to thank the members of Congress and their — for their broad bipartisan support to Ukraine. And I wish you to see your children when they will go to universities, and to see their children. And it is very important that we have the peace formula. President, President Biden, audience, journalists, ladies and gentleman: I came here to the United States to forward the thank — the word of thanks to the people of America, people who do so much for Ukraine. I know that the American leadership will be strong and will play important role in global scope. Every dollar of this investment for the United States is going to be a strengthening of global security. And I am looking forward to good meetings with the members of the Congress and their support.

During Zelenskyy's visit, Biden announced a new $1.8 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes a Patriot missile battery, one of the most ...

The action was seen as a sign of the group's expanding role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Despite Putin’s assessment that the U.S. intelligence officers had determined that North Korea completed an initial shipment of arms, including rockets and missiles, to a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, last month. North Korea's foreign ministry denied the reports, calling them groundless. We never rejected the talks. The bill now goes to the House. "They say they may send Patriot there, fine, we will crack the Patriot, too," Putin told reporters. showed to Ukraine during these difficult times, Ukrainian Mykola Davydiuk, a political analyst and director at Think Tank Politics, told VOA. will continue to support Ukraine intensely in its fight for survival. ... Getting weapons helps." He also thanked U.S. It was very important for Ukrainians and Zelenskyy to convey the appreciation of the Ukrainian people for the unwavering support the U.S.