Mar 15, 2022: According to a report by AFP, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a virtual address to the U.S Congress on Wednesday as the western ally comes under intense shelling from Russia.

“We look forward to the privilege of welcoming President Zelensky’s address to the House and Senate and to convey our support to the people of Ukraine as they bravely defend democracy,” House leader Nancy Pelosi and her Senate counterpart Chuck Schumer said in a joint letter to lawmakers.

The announcement comes two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion, amid deadly air strikes in the capital Kyiv and an eastern pro-Moscow separatist region.

Ukraine has said it will demand “peace, an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops” during the talks. Pelosi and Schmidt said in the letter that Zelenskyy’s virtual address would begin at 9:00 am local time.

“The Congress remains unwavering in our commitment to supporting Ukraine as they face Putin’s cruel and diabolical aggression, and to passing legislation to cripple and isolate the Russian economy as well as deliver humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine,” they added.

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