The Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, appealed to US lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against a five-month-long Russian invasion she called “Russia’s Hunger Games”, saying US weapons could help assure a “joint great victory”.

“We remain completely broken when our world is destroyed by war. Tens of thousands of such worlds have been destroyed in Ukraine,” she said, through a translator, in an emotional 15-minute speech to members of the House and Senate.

The wife of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, showed videos of children she said had been wounded or killed, including a three-year-old boy now learning to use prosthetic limbs.

“How many children like him are there in Ukraine? How many families like this may still be destroyed by war? These are Russia’s Hunger Games,” she said, in reference to a series of novels and movies in which people hunt one another.

“I am asking for weapons, weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else’s land, but to protect one’s home and the right to wake up alive in that home.

“The answer is right here in Washington DC. Help us to stop this terror against Ukrainians and this will be our joint great victory in the name of life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness.”

The US has provided $8bn in security assistance to Ukraine since the war began, including $2.2bn in the last month, the Biden administration says.

Members of Congress responded warmly on Wednesday and said they were ready to authorize more.

“They’re not asking for US soldiers,” the Republican South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham said after the speech. “They are asking for US weapons. I think now’s the time to put together another aid package to go into 2023 with a supply of advanced weapons and economic assistance to stay in the fight.

Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, said: “What we saw here was human tragedy right before our eyes, innocent people murdered. Why? Because they are Ukrainians. That’s genocide. That’s what happened in world war two. And that needs to be stopped.”

Zelenska said: “The war is not over. The terror continues, and I appeal to all of you, on behalf of those who were killed, on behalf of those people who lost their arms and legs, on behalf of those who are still alive and well and those who wait for their families to come back from the front.

“I’m asking for weapons, weapons that could not be used to wage a war on somebody else’s land, but to protect one’s home and the right to live a life in them. I’ve asked for air defense systems in order for rockets … not to kill children in their strollers, in order for rockets not to destroy children’s homes and kill entire families.”

Zelenskiy said he expected “significant results” from his wife’s meetings in Washington. She met on Tuesday at the White House with Joe Biden and the US first lady, Jill Biden.

Russia calls its action in Ukraine a “special military operation” to ensure its own security. Zelenska concluded her remarks by describing the Russian invasion as terrorism, and linking it to America’s experiences of such attacks.

“America unfortunately knows from its own experience what terrorist attacks are and has always sought to defeat terrorism,” she said.

“Help us to stop this terror against Ukrainians, and this will be our joint great victory in the name of life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness of every person, every family.

“This is what I’m asking for and what my husband is asking for, not as a presidential couple but as parents and children of their parents. Because we want every father and every mother to be able to tell their child, go to sleep peacefully, there will be no more airstrikes, no more missile strikes. Is this too much to wish for?”

Lawmakers in the room applauded as she finished her speech.

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Her husband keeps boasting that U.S supplied HIMARS is pounding Russian forces and rolling back their advances while the wife is pleading for more weapons comedians. Always crying for more arms.

Ukrainians are unfortunate this time.

Why is she begging now. When she was in za oda room with her husband why she no warn am not to provoke Putin with NATO wahala.

Hanibbal:
Her husband keeps boasting that U.S supplied HIMARS is pounding Russian forces and rolling back their advances while the wife is pleading for more weapons comedians. Always crying for more arms.

Ukrainians are unfortunate this time.

In much As the HIMARS are working, they need more weapons.

I think zelensky is working for putin, I don't just understand this madness

So the weapons she is asking for will stop (protect) children from getting hurt?

Not her asking for a ceasefire and peace but "protective" weapons!

BritishNaija:


In much As the HIMARS are working, they need more weapons.

Alright. Zelensky should even ask for sub and nukes

BritishNaija:


In much As the HIMARS are working, they need more weapons.

The HIMARS ARE USELESS, THEY CAN'T EVEN DESTROY A SOVIETS MADE BRIDGE. TOTALLY USELESS �

topcatking:
So the weapons she is asking for will stop (protect) children from getting hurt?

Not her asking for a ceasefire and peace but "protective" weapons!

I don't understand why russia allows these Ukrainian politicians to still be allowed to enjoy sleep in their houses. When they can be comfortably taken out in a missile strike.

Dvdpity:

The HIMARS ARE USELESS, THEY CAN'T EVEN DESTROY A SOVIETS MADE BRIDGE. TOTALLY USELESS �

You are talking Nonesense, Which bridge? If you know the Damages and panicks the HIMARS have been causing Russians, You won't say the above.

BritishNaija:


You are talking Nonesense, Which bridge? If you know the Damages and panicks the HIMARS have been causing Russians, You won't say the above.

Mr its not causing Russia any panic. We have seen its capacity. Join lord of war and be connected with real-time information, or intelslava. It will help you.

Let me remind you that Russia has their own version of HIMARS. SO IT'S NOT NEW TO RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.

Dvdpity:

Mr its not causing Russia any panic. We have seen its capacity. Join lord of war and be connected with real-time information, or intelslava. It will help you.

Let me remind you that Russia has their own version of HIMARS. SO IT'S NOT NEW TO RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.

Like i said, you don't know What HIMARS have been causing russian forces, do you know better than the Russia Ministry of defence that have asked Russia Forces to prioritize the destruction of HIMARS? Or you are just another NL trying to argue blindy?

BritishNaija:


Like i said, you don't know What HIMARS have been causing russian forces, do you know better than the Russia Ministry of defence that have asked Russia Forces to prioritize the destruction of HIMARS? Or you are just another NL trying to argue blindy?

I know that you ain't educated. Maybe this will add to the little in your brains. Learn from the pic.

Dvdpity:

I know that you ain't educated. Maybe this will add to the little in your brains. Learn from the pic.

Do you have brains atall to comprehend? Are you trying to Lecture me What i know about more than you do? What is the pic got to do with the argument? You said HIMARS was Useless Which is false,and i pointed that out, Why are you posting pic? Too many Kids on this site arguing blindly.

You better face things concerning your country that won't get you confuse.

“Zelensky should fear for his personal safety within his own government” - Sullivan

Evil nato said we will fight till the last Ukrainian man.. Right

BritishNaija:


Do you have brains atall to comprehend? Are you trying to Lecture me What i know about more than you do? What is the pic got to do with the argument? You said HIMARS was Useless Which is false,and i pointed that out, Why are you posting pic? Too many Kids on this site arguing blindly.

You better face things concerning your country that won't get you confuse.

Stop being plain stupid. If HImars is doing wonders, as you are stupidly projecting, by now the bridges in khoerson should have collapsed, by now russian soldiers would have been retreating from khoerson mykolaiv Kharkov etc. But you USELESS brains wont let you think.
Stop hyping HIMARS, because Russia has one that is superior to that American trash.

seunny4lif:
“Zelensky should fear for his personal safety within his own government” - Sullivan

Ukrainian are waking up, they have now understand the setup by American and British government to liquidate the eastern Slavic people using a willing puppet zelenskys

Dvdpity:

Stop being plain stupid. If HImars is doing wonders, as you are stupidly projecting, by now the bridges in khoerson should have collapsed, by now russian soldiers would have been retreating from khoerson mykolaiv Kharkov etc. But you USELESS brains wont let you think.
Stop hyping HIMARS, because Russia has one that is superior to that American trash.

You don't have sense, not only that you don't have sense, you don't also follow the event of the War But resort insults to try and defend your lack of knowledge and stupidy.

HIMARs Have been doiing great and have taken out Bunch of russiAn arm warehouses far behind frontines and command posts, Which Ukrainian soldiers does not have ability to hit before.

If you have sense and know What HIMARS is capable of, You should have Known that it uses two types of missiles, one with a range of 70miles( Which Ukraine was supplied) and the other with a range over 300 miles (Which US is still debating if to send or not).

Finally, you don't have sense, because if you do, you won't be making stupId of yourself here, by wanting me to believe in your self delusional words, over that of Russia Minister of defence telling Russia forces to prioritise
finding and destroying the HIMARS systems, because of the pains they have been causing russian forces.

I forget to add this too, because of the HIMARS, Russia have dedicated large amount of Missile defence systems, just to protect the bridge leading from russian Into Crimea, even though US have not granted Ukraine wish to provide them the HIMARS Missiles(MGM-140 ATACMS) that could hit such target.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-defence-minister-prioritise-destroying-ukrainian-missiles-2022-07-18/