Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on March 16 by videoconference before the American Congress where he was greeted by a standing ovation. In his speech, the Ukrainian president notably compared the situation in his country to 9/11 and once again asked for a no-fly zone from Westerners.
Volodymyr Zelensky, as we have known him for weeks, in a T-shirt, with drawn features, spoke by screen to the American elected officials, in his language, in Ukrainian.
” rememberhe said, of Pearl Harbor. From September 11. This is what we face every day. Since three weeks ago. Death falls from the sky. And it is this sky that must be protected »
The Ukrainian president is once again calling for the establishment of a no-fly zone. “IWe need powerful air force. We need anti-aircraft defense systems “. And to illustrate his point, he broadcast a video to members of Congress showing the devastation of his country since February 24.
” I can no longer find meaning in my life, pleads Volodymyr Zelenskyif I can’t stop this massacre “. The Ukrainian president, obviously moved, and who ends his speech by addressing Joe Biden in English: “ You are the leader of a great nation. I hope you will be the leader of the world. And to be the leader of the world is to be the leader of peace “.
Negotiations continue
Discussions between the Russian and Ukrainian camps have apparently made progress. A possible compromise around a neutral Ukraine was mentioned. ” Neutrality on the model of Sweden and Austria would be the compromise currently negotiated “, explains the Kremlin. “ There are very concrete formulas which I think are close to an agreement “, also estimated the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrovwhile noting that the talks are not easy “.
The Ukrainian chief negotiator, however, underlined that kyiv rejected ” these Swedish and Austrian models » and demanded « absolute security guarantees “. against Russia, whose signatories would undertake to intervene on Ukraine’s side in the event of aggression. ” Ukraine is now in a state of direct war with Russia. Therefore, the model can only be‘Ukrainian’,” Mykhaïlo Podoliak said on his Telegram account.
