Zelenskyy tells US Congress to further sanction Russia, calls for creation of new world body | FULL

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the US Congress on Wednesday as he uses the West’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to orchestrate support against Russia’s crushing invasion.

In Zelenskyy’s video address to the U.S. Capitol, the Ukrainian president called for U.S. leaders to cut all financial ties with Russian businesses. "All American ports should be closed for Russian goods. Peace is more important than income," he said.

Ukraine's president also called for the formation of a new union of countries called "U-24" or "United for Peace" which will be a "union of responsible countries that have the strength and consciousness to stop conflicts immediately, provide all the necessary assistance in 24 hours, if necessary weapons, if necessary sanctions, humanitarian support, political support, finances, everything you need to keep the peace and quickly," Zelenskyy said.

Also during Zelenskyy's video address, a line saying "close the sky" flashed on-screen in reference to calls for a no-fly zone to be instituted over Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden has insisted there will be no U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine and has resisted Zelenskyy’s relentless pleas for warplanes as too risky, potentially escalating into a direct confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia.

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[jonontube]

So this is how liberty dies? With thunderous applause.

[MrRoupy]

Yes clapping and talking is going to stop this war...

[GenXamerica]

Congress may want to start listening to the American people. We are Americans not globalists.

[dtesla]

What a joke this is. Clapping the destruction of your country. Right on Mr. media created hero. 😂😂😂😂😂

[Mary-wsob]

Good show. The best President in actors, the best actor in Presidents. Any war is bad.

[malakapousti]

This is HILARIOUS, the same people that called him a liar when he said his convo with Trump had zero pressure on him are now believing every word he says and give him a standing O, , can't make this stuff up lol

[fardmaurice]

Standing and applauding for someone who is instructing you ?
He is pressuring the world to get involved in a 3rd world war.
Very irresponsible.
There are limits.

[maytzun]

Why no mention of the genocide of Donbass conducted by the Ukrainian military against it's own people. Or the massacre of Odessa?

[versustherest]

A new world body? How did we did nazi this coming?

[furstfr]

First few seconds of this video tells you all you need to know about this war. Pure theatre 🎭

[magnan]

I find him incredibly annoying. Why not talking about his failure to protect his citizens ? Or maybe let's talk about discrimination against minorities and corruption in the Ukraine ? And now he claims to be fighting for our Western values and blames us for not taking action. It leaves me really angered.

[Hotdogwater]

Got to love the west on how they setup ukraine from r failure and provoked this war and now we the heroes 😂😂😂

[DFringeMinority]

If Ukraine can't defeat Russia is not our problem... Just give up!!

[kingfester]

He’s an actor. Reading what’s written, and can completely act it out

[ABCtriplets]

The comment section is far more interesting than the speech!

[TheLrg]

This actor is trying to start ww3 over a fight he can’t win. All smoke and mirrors

[blaineburr]

Russia would not be doing what they are doing if the usa and nato would have kept up there word and not kept pushing east...just saying...

[jeffreydezwit]

Why does president zelensky has a logo of An iron cross on his t shirt?

[DFringeMinority]

I'm glad México don't listened to NATO and didn't put any sanctions to Rusia, why they should get involved? What had dine Ukraine to Mexico to get that level of loyalty?

[vg]

*Zelenskyy should cut the drama, cut the staged propaganda and go back to the negotiating table 1 day ago, one week ago one month ago BUT he won't because he loves the spotlight on himself.*