thank you, president zelensky. what an honor for me to take the floor in this extraordinary and historical moment. and for all of my dear colleagues. the green party is part of a grand green family in many countries of this world. a few days ago i received the following letter sent by the president of ukraine's green party. and i quote. dear green friends, we're writing to you from bomb shelters, from our home ukraine, which is moresessy -- mercilessly attacked since that fateful day. ukrainians are indiscriminately hit, collateral damage amounts to total destruction of cities. many civil and social infrastructures that have no relevance to the military are destroyed. thousands of civilians dead and injured. millions are fleeing their homes. ukrainian army and civil defense volunteers have taken up arms and fighting for the survival of ukraine. they are successful to a great extent. but missile and bomb attacks by air are causing greatest damage. we are helpless. we have no weapons to counter air attacks. we appeal

[applause] president zelensky: mr. speaker, all the members of the parliament, ladies and gentlemen. [indiscernible] from the country with a big history. i am addressing you as a citizen, as a president of this country with a dream and big effort. i would like to tell you about the cities the war that we didn't start. however, we have to conduct this war with what we have, what is ours, our country, ukraine the same way you want you wouldn't want to lose your country in order to fight for your country. days of this at 4:00 in the morning, we were attacked by cruise missiles. everybody woke up as people, children, ukraine we've all been fighting for our country, with our army. [indiscernible] military service members are trying to fight russian forces demand we lay down arms. however, we did continue fighting and we deep the force and the force of [indiscernible] who we are and [indiscernible] tore touring them. we remain humane even on day four of this war. against children, against cities, and constant shelling has be

president zelensky, i -- [applause] president zelensky, i want to reassure you that canada will be a safe haven for ukraine citizens who choose to come here until the battle is over. while they are in canada, we will cherish them, care for them, provide for them purpose and hope, and when it is time, they will return to their beloved ukraine and their families. this is our pledge to you. [applause] to the people of ukraine, let me conclude by saying simply, canadians support you today as you face putin and his reckless empire building. conservatives stand shoulder to shoulder with ukraine and we will continue to support you when this terrible conflict finally ends. and you rebuild your homes and communities. your courage and faith and your fortitude in the face of adversity are an inspiration to all of us. glory to ukraine. glory to the heroes. keep fighting, keep believing, keep hoping. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i know ask for you to take the floor. >> thank you, mr. speaker and esteemed colleagues. mr. speaker and especially mr. president, it is difficult for me today to

president zelensky asked for a no-fly zone. he has not been able to make the case to a majority of americans both in the civilian community and the legislative branch, or the defense establishment about that. but what we can do and what we should be able to agree to do is this idea of a humanitarian airlift. bring the water in two civilians or die of thirst. bring the food in. airlift civilians to keep them from being killed. to keep vladimir putin from using civilian deaths to break the will of the ukrainian people. i am urging the administration to look at this step that is short of a no-fly zone, unless to everything we can that the forces of freedom when this one and that vladimir putin who has done this over and over again, that his reign of terror ends at this point. >> couple of observations. number one, president zelensky has managed not only to unite the west to a large extent, he has managed to unite the congress. he truly is as one commentator put it, an icon of liberty and guts. number two, i think it's important to

but you told us he voted for zelensky. _ for zelensky. but you told us he voted for zelensky.tty good. so he's definitely... and my mother—in—law specifically, she keeps mentioning it. he is here. she keeps mentioning that he stayed. he is a good communicator in ukrainian. it is also very important because russian is his mother tongue and many ukrainian politicians, most of them have had russian as their mother tongue and zelensky is begin ukrainian very well. that is also differentiates him from the others. you will appreciate this, ed vaizey, is a former culture secretary that an actor could become a wartime leader. ., , ., ., ., , leader. yeah, there is a famous film of course with _ leader. yeah, there is a famous film of course with peter _ leader. yeah, there is a famous film of course with peter sellers - leader. yeah, there is a famous film of course with peter sellers play - of course with peter sellers play the god — of course with peter sellers play the god who becomes presently of the united _ the god who becomes presently of the united states, a film called being

zelensky. he uh recorded a video today. eh, i saw him closely. the main word is the main phrase, who said what he said here, we do not trust anyone. we don't trust anyone. look at the case, that's exactly what at the end of what you showed both mcgregor and the president. hey biden. and in general, the democrats , president zelensky was elected under trump under the republicans, and you remember that then there were elections in the united states, how ukraine tried to pull us, how they tried to pull president zelensky and he, as we thought, and he believed that he didn’t get caught between the construction sites , and what did we get and that in ukraine , under a democrats and the president in the bathhouse, a large-scale war, if these people who remember add just the same people who made maidan your dad, this is the same as you, if in the fourteenth year we got the maidan and got e, crimea left us and we got a conflict in the donbass, now we have a large-scale war. and now, when the war is on,

like pronunciation wrongs, the hometown of president zelensky.— of president zelensky.ike many of the journalists _ of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, _ of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, trying - of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, trying to - the journalists there, trying to find stories outside of the capital city and outside the population centres to go where the fighting has been and is going to be, seeing as russian troops don't seem to be getting into the population centres in quite the same way. that causes some danger and causes some issues. lots of, as we call it in journalism, colour, dramatic stuff about things you see on the way, anti—russian graffiti that stare in zelensky�*s hometown, what it's like being in this steel industrial city and how people are reacting to things, but as we have seen elsewhere, i will mention your competitors on sky, stuart ramsey has taken a bullet in the back today and his cameraman has taken two to his body armour while coming under attack from russian deat

labour stands with president zelensky, with ukraine, with democracy. slava ukraine. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if i could make a point of order. president zelensky, we salute you. we stand with the people of ukraine. on the basis of the acts of aggression, on the acts of war of putin. we must do all that we can to send support to ukraine, to send the weapons they need to defend themselves, to make sure that we sanction the regime in moscow, that we deliver the clearest message to president putin, that this will end in failure for him, that he will face justice at the international court. we must stand in this house, throughout these islands, throughout the western world in defense of democracy, in defense of sovereignty. peace, justice, and the sovereignty of ukraine must prevail. let's make sure that we stand with our friends, we stand against those that have been bombed. we make sure that those that need our support, need our sanctioning will find a welcoming hand in these islands. mr. president, we thank you. we salute you. slava ukraine. >> hearing

mccarthy: president zelensky was very strong. when we think about what president biden should do, i think there's a bipartisan decision, provide them the migs. provide them the flo-fly zone. provide them what they ned to continue to fight a war that they did not create. i thought the video was one of the most moving moments in there. made the case of the murdering of innocent people, that war crimes are being committed. that america and the world cannot sit by and ignore. we need to put a stop to this. i think greater pressure, greater armament and why the migs were not provided weeks ago as many of us requested put them at a disadvantage. reporter: is there a scenario where a no-fly zone would be supported by you and the quiets? mr. mccarthy: i think right now provide the migs so they can create a no-fly zone. the entire time, speaking with those in ukraine and the president himself, he's never asked for american men or women to be in a battle. all he's ever asked for is give us the opportunity to defend ourselves. don't let us

president zelensky. he was quite moved by it— president zelensky., congressman, do ou moved by it. and, congressman, do you suoport — moved by it. and, congressman, do you support president _ moved by it. and, congressman, do you support president zelensky's . you support president zelensky's call for a no—fly zone over ukraine, especially when you see reports tonight that children may have been killed in this attack on the theatre in mariupol? killed in this attack on the theatre in mariuool?_ in mariupol? what i support is ”rovidin in mariupol? what i support is providing them _ in mariupol? what i support is providing them with _ in mariupol? what i support is providing them with the - in mariupol? what i support is| providing them with the means in mariupol? what i support is . providing them with the means of defence, and particularly the migs sitting and pulled in. i have an opinion that when you are at war, you need to listen to the people in uniform, who are on the front line doing with the enemy when they tell you what they need, rather tha

. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky addressing congress. you saw congress listening to his virtual address. at the end the ukrainian president speaking in english, saying to president biden, being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace. we want to get your reaction to what you heard from ukrainian president to our congress. democrats dial in at (202) 748-8000, republicans (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. you heard one reaction from senator ben sasse of nebraska saying we need to get them what they are asking for. we will get more reaction from lawmakers as they funnel out of that room and the capitol visitor center after listening to remarks from ukrainian president. you heard the speaker of the house introduce president zelensky and after she introduced him she said "glory to ukraine." you heard the ukrainian president invoke memories of 9/11 and pearl harbor for our lawmakers, and then asking for that humanitarian no-fly zone, saying is this too much to ask? then he invoked the words of martin luther king, i

many weeks ago president zelensky said _ hope. many weeks ago president zelensky said this _ hope.o president zelensky said this nation - hope. many weeks ago president zelensky said this nation was - hope. many weeks ago president| zelensky said this nation was now one. we have seen time and again to history that in the face of a threat or aggression, history that in the face of a threat oraggression, people history that in the face of a threat or aggression, people do history that in the face of a threat °" aggression, people do come together and this was a very lively political scene where there were opposition parties, criticism of president zelensky, injanuary president zelensky, in january people would often be making president zelensky, injanuary people would often be making snide remarks about him but not now, they really feel and with reason that they have to pull together and that means notjust the armed forces but the people who were staying. some are staying to fight, civilians, but others resist in whatever way they can. even more than a war this is an existential cris

president zelensky knows that energy security is national security. he understands the implications that being dependent on your enemies and adversaries puts you in a position of weakness. that's exactly what the assault on oil and gas has done. biden's assault on the oil and gas industry has created an environment of weakness that the united states is clearly in. instefd of being energy dominant, we are forcing ourselves and our partners and allies to be energy dependent on other countries. we should not rely on our enemy, our adversaries for our energy needs. mr. president, it is time to put midland over moscow. it is time to unleash american oil and gas. it is time for our partners and allies to depend on us and not on russia for energy needs. enough is enough. with that i'd like to turn it over to a phenomenal advocate for the oil and gas industry, somebody who is leading on these issues, the ranking member of the committee on natural resources, mr. bruce westerman from arkansas. mr. westerman: thank you. i'm bruce westerman from arkansas' fourth

volodymyr zelensky kids daily updates on social media, dressed in green army t-shirts.hat has boosted his popularity among ukrainians to nearly 90%. in contrast, russia's vladimir putin is mostly seen in official videos sitting far away from government advisors. an editor on russian state tv was fine for interrupting a news broadcast with her, media mostly repeats the kremlin's message of what a caused a special military operation. journalists who call it a war or invasion face 15 years in prison. independent outlets have been shut down. facebook and instagram are blocked. 58% of russians support invasion , according to a survey last week. ♪ >> let's bring in our guest in western ukraine. a ukrainian journalist and a nonresident fellow at the center for european policy analysis. in london, nikolai petro, a senior research fellow at the russia immigration program at a think tank. in berlin, markets, professor of journalism at the university of applied sciences. welcome to you all and i can for joining us today on inside story. let me start with you today. from your vanta

zelensky.dressed other bodies of government and he started out with european leaders and then he went and addressed virtually the parliaments in the united kingdom, and then yesterday he went before the canadian government and received a standing ovation before and after his remarks. "the washington post" on his address to our congress this morning. it is affected to be equal parts beseeching a defiant "asking the biden demonstration as he had with other allies to close the sky above ukraine." those were the words that he spoke before the canadian parliament yesterday. take a listen. pres. zel -- [video clip] >> the russians are selling from all kinds of volatility, tanks, they are hitting civilian infrastructure. they are hitting billy things. can -- buildings. can you imagine that there is a fire starting at a nuclear power plant and that is what happened in our country. each city that they are marching through, they are taking down ukrainian flags. can you imagine someone taking down your ca

in ukraine, zelensky first became known as a comic.eak of his fame came when he starred in a 2015 satirical tv sitcom called "servant of the people." his role? a schoolteacher-turned-accidental- president. in 2019, life imitated art, when he ran for president for real, a fresh face for voters tired of corrupt leaders. his populist platform included the promise of peace with russia, which had annexed ukraine's crimean peninsula and backed pro-russian separatists in ukraine's donbass region. melinda haring of the atlantic council. melinda: he wanted to do three things. he wanted to end the war in the donbass, he wanted to end ukraine's endemic corruption problem, and he wanted to make ukraine rich. ukraine is the poorest country in europe. john: during the campaign, newshour special correspondent simon ostrovsky visited zelensky on the set of his show. simon: you're an actor with no political experience. your country is at war with russia, vladimir putin, 20 years at the helm. how are you going to deal with vladimir putin? president zele

president zelensky addressed the canadian house of common today. he also vowed to fight to the bitter end. back to you, neil. >> neil: thanks, mike tobin. i want to go to the former u.s. ambassador to the ukraine, william taylor. good to see you again. the significance of these leaders going in to ukraine, to show their support of president zelensky, the poland, the check republic says volumes, doesn't it? >> it does, neil. the best thing that any politician can do is to show up in a place. demonstrate commitment, demonstrate, as you say in this case, personal courage. this is something that the ukrainians will appreciate and will take heart from. ukrainians as you just said, your reporter is saying, they're fighting for their -- literally for their lives, for their freedom and their country. when ukrainian leaders show up and meet with european leaders, this is a strong message, a very strong message to the ukrainian people. >> neil: let me ask you, ambassador, we know from president zelensky addressing the canadian parliament today as he did a co

here we have them at _ zelensky on his own. here we have them at the — zelensky on his own. top of the picture, and what _ them at the very top of the picture, and what it's about 70—100 mps sitting _ and what it's about 70—100 mps sitting there, in the prime minister at the _ sitting there, in the prime minister at the front, all of them wearing their_ at the front, all of them wearing their headphones and listening to slightly— their headphones and listening to slightly robotic interpretation. i've slightly robotic interpretation. i've done _ slightly robotic interpretation. i've done translation, it's very difficult — i've done translation, it's very difficult to _ i've done translation, it's very difficult to convey the emotion because — difficult to convey the emotion because you are focusing so hard on getting _ because you are focusing so hard on getting the — because you are focusing so hard on getting the meaning right. but they actually— getting the meaning right. but they actually looked chastened, they know they are _ actually looked chastened, they know they are

again today, volodymyr zelensky pleaded for more help from the u.s.nternational allies, including a no-fly zone over ukraine. today near moscow, russian president vladimir putin warned the west that move would be an act of war. and in ukraine, the fight is intensifying. this video reportedly showing a russian cruise missile exploding after being intercepted by ukrainian air defenses while this residential building in the city of irpin was reportedly hit by a russian missile. there are new images today of a mass exodus, these people huddling for safety among the ruins of a bridge. nearly 1.4 million ukrainians now refugees outside their country, the largest humanitarian crisis in europe since world war ii. chris livesay is in the city of lviv in western ukraine. he leads us off tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: russia thought the invasion would be over swiftly. that was before their jets were plummeting from ukrainian skies to the cheering of locals. this downed pilot was asked his rank and unit details by his captors. in the face of impossibl

he had a chance to hear president zelensky today. congressman, always great for you to take the time. i appreciate that. president zelensky was making it clear as a bell what he really wants. i'm sure he's grateful for this $800 million plus and other crucial military aid. he didn't get what he really wanted, the air support. it doesn't look as if he will get that. >> the original plan -- i was in poland -- was to have ukraine pilots go to poland and fly the migs in. it's a very complicated issue, a division between the department of defense and state on this. it ended up with them offering to send them to ramstein air force base in germany. it got botched. that would have meant a lot. with the new aid package sending lethal drones, anti-aircraft missile systems like the s-300, working with our allies to get those in theater, that can and essence provide a no fly zone for president zelensky. i must say, one of the most compelling moments -- i've been in congress for nine terms. to hear the churchill of our times talk about this very

yes indeed, look at that picture _ for president zelensky?nt zelensky? yes indeed, look at that picture of him. - for president zelensky? yes indeed, look at that picture of him. it's - for president zelensky? yes indeed, look at that picture of him. it's a - look at that picture of him. it�*s a big close—up, there he is with his low—cut beard, wearing his military green, sitting this time in the presidential office, you can see the big presidential chesterfield chair behind him, as opposed to what looks like a bunker where he normally broadcasts from. he knows his audience very well, his broadcasting to what he calls the mother of parliaments, he referred to mr johnson is boris, he views churchill as his hero. he framed his speech in those parameters, and it found a really willing audience. this is a guy who, remember in september 2019, when he met donald trump in the sidelines of the un assembly, he looked like a small boy asking a big man a favourfor looked like a small boy asking a big man a favour for help. now he�*s the one who�*s grown

given zelensky's day, resistance to any reasonable outcome.e will decide, let zelensky speak, and we will just continue to do what we have just described , let's get into the eastern part, but there is another side to the situation. it is very dangerous. this is a constant stream of supplies to military equipment of weapons, coming, mostly from poland, i won’t be surprised if he does something to stop it, he hit, rocket them in places where he knew they trained ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries, where they could arrange operations called false flag, in which they accused russia, as it was already in syria, they made it clear that they would tolerate these opponent’s stands in ukraine, this is very dangerous, because it comes close to the borders. we can see there what was not planned, but happened in some incident in this sure that the war has expanded, it will be a disaster. i really like the way people say now, but how can you trust zelensky? here is vasilyevna, here is zelensky all the time. well, three billion. this yanukovych took

it is important to deliver because president zelensky| deliver because president zelensky is asking ford one of russia's demands in this war is for a guarantee to be given that ukraine will never be in nato. on monday, president zelensky believe that ukraine would not be seeking nato membership and said it is a truth and it must be recognised. thousands statement to the military officials but as we are seeing, nato continues to support ukraine in this conflict in the defence minister says president putin did not count on this type of unity. the west is united. he did not believe _ unity. the west is united. he did not believe that. _ unity. the west is united. he did not believe that. yet _ unity. the west is united. he did not believe that. yet the - unity. the west is united. he did not believe that. yet the wrong l not believe that. yet the wrong picture about the relations between the western countries. but make their fears among nato the western countries. but make theirfears among nato members the western countries. but make their fears among nato members that russia will attack s

— zelensky likely to make any difference? ~ , ., ., difference?l, the timin: , difference? well, first of all, the timing. there — difference? well, first of all, the timing, there will— difference? well, first of all, the timing, there will be _ difference? well, first of all, the timing, there will be no - difference? well, first of all, the timing, there will be no real- timing, there will be no real progress at the table until president putin makes more progress with the territory, in other words until he achieves at least what for now the defence ministry says it is main priority for the moment, now that the first phase of the operation is complete, the donbas, the liberation of eastern ukraine, as the defence ministry in russia put it. and a land corridor as well, connecting the donbas with the crimean peninsula, also under russian sway since 2014. when it comes to neutrality, we have been hearing from turkish and israeli mediators for some time now, as you know, ben, that they believe that president putin and president zelensky are more rea

it president zelensky made directly to us lawmakers-— us lawmakers.rkable and _ us lawmakers. it was pretty remarkable and one - us lawmakers. it was pretty remarkable and one of - us lawmakers. it was pretty remarkable and one of the l us lawmakers. it was pretty - remarkable and one of the lawmakers afterwards described it as historic, something they have never done before. something like 300 members of the senate and house of representatives took part. it was sealed to the outside world and members of congress were somewhat ticked off for tweeting the meeting had taken place but essentially one of the lawmakers said it was historic and very much like churchill addressing the world during the blitz of the second world war. it was dominated by president zelensky who did much of the talking and there were one or two questions for lawmakers but he did most of the talking. as you said, he did ask again that a no—fly zone could be put in place, whether the americans could take place in a pan on oil exports from russia. as far as the no—fly zone, the lawm

i am these nazis of these fits of this zelensky jester gorokhov drug addict.be damned. at least you can't curse. i am an orthodox person. well, these boys are christ in hell to burn in cities that are under the control of overhead battalions. panic is chaos, somewhere there is no light, and there is not enough water, and these ukrainians are massively operating looters, these ukrainians, in order not to be caught not tied to the pillars of shame, were portrayed by rescuers for years. look at our heroes. these are the people who came to help bring out the tv, they steal and around the circle of the kiev authorities they say that they are delivering humanitarian aid to ukrainians in tones, and products arrive in this form. i understand that the manufacturer has nothing to do with it. so the packaging is polystyrene, it’s clear, yes, with such friends and enemies , humanitarian aid from europe is not needed on store shelves as a class, but there is such a powerful power that already, uh, divides humanitarian aid already profiting from the war , at this time, near

president zelensky's address was very moving.et repeated rounds of applause during the address. i agree with his call on president biden to lead the free world to help ukraine defend itself from vladimir putin's war of aggression. unfortunately, president biden has been on the back foot throughout this conflict and indeed in the run-up to the conflict. he has been trade in many cases by the congress and in many cases by president zelensky and the various ukrainians fighting against russia in taking steps that we should have taken long ago. president zelensky today repeated his urgent request for those polish mig aircraft. over antiaircraft and antimissile defense systems. for drones and other kinds of air defense systems. we should have been providing those over the last three weeks. really over the last three months. there is not a moment spared to get them to the front lines to help ukraine close its skies. >> harris: real quickly. how unified are you actually in the senate right now? because a statement by the senate intellige

zelensky for the last two helicopters, as mr.t down stingers with stingers, which, uh, zelensky or someone another begged someone, it's even hard to say who, and now he is speaking to amy, in his night video he said, we thank biden. i talked to him on the phone for a million and a half humanitarian one and a half billion dollars of humanitarian aid i call specifically, so as not to be mistaken humanitarian aid with weapons for ukraine we need to fight money for ukraine because we need financial assistance sanctions for russia because the only way we will win is if we speak to the netherlands. he also said tanks anti-tank planes. this is humanitarian aid. on the one hand, of course, humanitarian aid, probably to the eldnr army, because there are orders to give this equipment into service with them. maybe, maybe, one could say thank you for this, if there was no war going on in ukraine. why is she going and why? in fact, nothing changes. i want to refer to a very respected person. he is a year older. uh, biden's name is her giringi

zelensky's children are in london zelensky's parents are in spain zelensky zelensky does not give a damn these children, how to spit on zelensky when today it is he who does what he does what to do yes, look at the most important thing and that's what i really came for today and wanted to turn to. see. people in ukraine felt hope , hope that they would be liberated people in kherson yes, people in the liberated territories, because indeed there was hope of building a peaceful happy society in which they would live and grow. these are today born in war. children and most importantly do not stop. here, here, not here, here i heard. you the main thing is not to stop. yes, because then we will question, in general, the need for the entire operation and those victims that have already been laid on the altar of the future are impossible thousands of people and in a peaceful country i agree with you. that is, they did not stop. and i want to tell you that the ukrainians also understand this, because yes, it's hard today. yes, today is hell indeed. but this is what we have to go through purgator

i think ukraine _ zelensky's cards. i think ukraine will— zelensky's cards.think ukraine will not be - zelensky's cards. i think ukraine will not be a - zelensky's cards. i think- ukraine will not be a member of nato. in fact, ukraine will not be a member of nato. infact, nato ukraine will not be a member of nato. in fact, nato leaders know this. which makes this all terribly sad and tragic, in fact, because that so—called future membership of ukraine in private is absolutely rejected by many nato countries and it's the disdain in general. crosstalk.— the disdain in general. crosstalk. .,. ., crosstalk. the fact of the matter is — crosstalk. the fact of the matter is basic. _ crosstalk. the fact of the matter is basic. look - crosstalk. the fact of the matter is basic. look at - crosstalk. the fact of the matter is basic. look at a i crosstalk. the fact of the - matter is basic. look at a map. from russia's point of view, thatis from russia's point of view, that is a dire security threat. and i believe that it was a mistake ever to have offered the idea of na

— you seen evidence of that in the light of mr zelensky? i think we're seeinu light of mr zelensky? think we're seeing that and _ light of mr zelensky? i think we're seeing that and indeed _ light of mr zelensky? i think we're seeing that and indeed the - light of mr zelensky? i think we're seeing that and indeed the silent i seeing that and indeed the silent majority leader refer to that today on his tweet. he talked about bipartisan support and the need and the willingness to get that $10 billion of military and humanitarian assistance out to ukraine as quickly assistance out to ukraine as quickly as possible. the problem, though, is that whilst there is that bilateral support the delays continue and that is something that london and zelensky has made clear is unsustainable, very, because he has a water fight. unsustainable, very, because he has a waterfight. he unsustainable, very, because he has a water fight. he cannot wait for this assistance to get there indefinitely —— he has a war to fight. we are going to show some really start footage now, of a russian helicopter being sh

zelensky -- jonah fisher followed mr.-- zelensky. >> ukraine's wartime president now has my rose all around the world. >> my name is volodymyr zelensky. >> when i first met him, he was an actor and comedian. >> i'm normal, human. >> and you are running for president. >> yes. >> back then, prospect of president zelensky seemed far-fetched. >> it is more understandable. >>'s main qualification was that he played the part of the president in a comedy tv series. his president was the breath of fresh air that ukraine needed, taking on the rich oligarchs. so his election campaign cleverly blurred the lines between tv and real life. and people loved it. he went into polling day in the lead. >> are you ready to be president? >> the people will decide in the evening. >> when evening came, he was confirmed with a landslide victory. >> there we have it. fact will follow fiction. >> what enabled him to win the election was his savvy use of social media. ukrainians live on facebook here and that was his direct channel. without going t

president biden made this announcement following ukrainian president zelensky address to -- zelensky's address to congress. there was no comment on the president zelensky's request for a no-fly zone. president biden: good afternoon. i want to begin by thanking president zelenskyy for his passionate message this morning. i listened to it in my private residence. he was convincing and it was a significant speech. he speaks for a people who have shown remarkable courage and strength in the face of brutal aggression. courage and strength that's inspired not only ukrainians but the entire world. putin is inflicting a -- appalling devastation and horror on ukraine. bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. it's god awful. i was speaking about this with our commander behind me here. general millie. i mean, it just is amazing. yesterday we saw reports that russian forces were holding hundreds of doctors and patients hostage in the largest hospital in mariupol. these are atrocities. they are an outrage to the world. the world is united in our support for ukraine and our determina

president zelensky is hugging his minister of defense.e's in kyiv showing how brave and courageous he is. that's inspiring ukrainians. >> the little crew dough man is refusing to have a one-on-one meeting. new pictures and video as ukrainians are desperately trying to flee their country up to 4 million will probably leave the next few weeks. so far we are seeing they are allowed to go and mostly are welcomed in poland while supplies last. this is the largest humanitarian crisis in europe since world war ii. joining us, a member of the ukrainian parliament. what do you need? >> first of all, what our president was saying today to the congress. we need the protection of our skies. because that's the only thing that can help save us. so far there was no supporting the air. so we keep begging for a no-fly zone and in poland and other countries, the warsaw pact. but there has been no approval from the united states. we need this mix to fight to put count russian airplanes. we also need the protection like the iron dome that israel has so we ca

zelensky has this great skill, which at the _ zelensky has this great skill, which at the parliamentrds, the symbolism, the echo of their own history— the symbolism, the echo of their own history to _ the symbolism, the echo of their own history to bind them into this coalition, _ history to bind them into this coalition, this political coalition he is _ coalition, this political coalition he is building in parliament across the world — he is building in parliament across the world for ukraine. you know, every _ the world for ukraine. you know, every time — the world for ukraine. you know, every time these politicians give him a _ every time these politicians give him a standing ovation, they are not letting _ him a standing ovation, they are not letting ukraine into nato and they are not— letting ukraine into nato and they are not letting ukraine into the eu, but he _ are not letting ukraine into the eu, but he is _ are not letting ukraine into the eu, but he is letting them into his coatition— but he is letting them into his coalition and he always finds the right— coalition and he

pretty much as zelensky said, we need limitless supply of such weapons.t to be at par with russia. russia's economy is much larger. they were prepares for this war and stocking up equipment and being prepared for this. so in order to match it, we need to continue supply from our partners. >> martha: obviously the biggest problem is what is coming through the air from russian territory and now from the sea as well. obviously the no fly zone seems to be an idea that is not going to fly for lack of a better word. there's been this discussion about, you know, helping you create a no fly zone. patriot missiles, s 300, s 600 missiles, anti-aircraft missiles that would allow the planes to be attacked or to give you an opportunity to do that. what kind of re-assurances do you have on the specifics of that equipment when you hear about this billion dollars? are you aware of the specifics behind that money? >> you know, to some degree. yes. to some degree. it's quite satisfactory to our needs. so clearly the aircraft difference is a priority and it's understood by

well, zelensky the president, he's in a very complicated situation.doing his utmost to defend the country. but in terms of nato and the western allies, this is unprecedented unity that we haven't seen for decades in the free world. so what putin didn't expect — he didn't expect that there will be no daylight between the us and the eu, no daylight among every single member of nato, that nato and the eu and the us will be ready to impose severe, tough, and stiff sanctions against russia, that the us and our western partners decided to deliver lethal weapon on a fast track on a very, very large scale. so i really commend the efforts of the free world in supporting ukraine and in defending ukraine, and more needs to be done. and i want to be very clear about this, once again, what is needed right now at this particularjuncture — we need fighterjets, we need a surface—to—air missiles, we need anti—aircraft missiles, we need additional defensive weapon, and we need stronger and tougher sanctions, including an embargo on energy sale of russia... right, yeah,

and so hello at zelensky zaluzhnaya intersected. well it's true, it's a medical fact. is closely acquainted with alexei an arrest officer on the day he was appointed zelensky's adviser, madame paevskaya sent him a message. in september 2020, it was he who advised the taira to leave the service. i asked to turn off my service or when. congratulations, burn if i can help. let's know that he writes you thank you. of course, thanks. fighting is changing in the face of such a turn, she was definitely not ready. but no, vsu, hid for a while. loss maybe, so i warn you that i didn't say anything, that is, well, understated lost. why is she involved or not to the secret trade in organs. yet to be verified it is clear that the true role of this lady in what is happening in ukraine is not fully known to the correspondence. i think that we are all absolutely not only me or there. the right sector is the left sector. any tea private sector, ah, we are all victims. ah, a big big game and ukraine is just some kind of jack at best in this deck , seeing that this monologue is not the f