United States assistance for Ukraine is not charity but rather an investment in security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told American lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday.
“Your money is not charity, it’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way,” Zelensky said during an address to a joint session of Congress.
Zelensky gave a Ukrainian battle flag to the United States lawmakers following an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
Zelensky said the flag was from the frontline city of Bakhmut, which he visited a day before making his first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded in February.
Zelensky also vowed his country would never surrender to Russia as he addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday night.
“Ukraine holds its lines and will never surrender,” he said.
AFP
