Congress hears Zelenskyy’s pleas

The passionate address, including the conclusion in English, met the moment. Now America must do the same.

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March 17, 2022 - 3:17 PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used timeless values and modern media in his virtual speech to Congress on Wednesday. Both were effective. But the most compelling component of his presentation was the president himself — a true wartime leader who is willing to marshal, and possibly die for, his country.

Zelenskyy knows not only Ukraine’s history but America’s as well. Evoking Pearl Harbor and 9/11 — “our country experiences the same things every day right now” — he appealed to America’s identity as an indispensable nation. And just in case anyone,…

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