Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address members of the US Senate today, a source close to the US House of Representatives told AFP.
The speech, which will be followed by a discussion, will take place at 09:30 (Washington time; at 16:30 Greek time), according to senators. The communication was organized by the Ukrainian embassy in the US capital.
Amid escalating conflict in Ukraine, several US lawmakers are calling on Biden’s government to step up its response to Russia, specifically by suspending Russian oil imports, a move the White House has so far refused to take.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham even went so far as to call on “someone in Russia” to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in order to offer him “good service” to his country and the rest of the world.
For his part, Mr Zelensky called on NATO to impose a no-fly zone over his country, a red line the Biden administration is reluctant to cross, but few US lawmakers support.
Yesterday, Mr. Zelensky condemned NATO’s decision not to close Ukrainian airspace, saying that his refusal gave the green light to the subsequent bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages.
“You exchanged a few tons of fuel with tons of our own blood,” Zelenski said.
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