Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeals for more support in livestreamed address to House of Commons
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and MPs listen as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the House of Commons by a video feed in London, Britain, March 8 2022. Picture: UK PARLIAMENT/JESSICA TAYLOR/REUTERSappealed to Britain on Tuesday to do more to help his country battle Russia and punish what he called a “terrorist state”, striking a defiant tone that Ukraine would fight on, no matter what the cost.
He called for more international sanctions on top of those already imposed on Moscow, a no-fly zone in Ukraine and for the West to recognise Russia as a “terrorist state”. “Please increase the pressure of sanctions against this country and please recognise this country as a terrorist state, and please make sure that our Ukrainian skies are safe. Please make sure that you do what needs to be done.”“While Russians are to blame for the killings, responsibility is shared by those who for 13 days in their Western offices haven’t been able to approve an obviously necessary decision, who didn’t save our cities from these bombs and missiles — although they can.
“We will employ every method that we can: diplomatic, humanitarian and economic ... until Vladimir Putin has failed in this disastrous venture, and Ukraine is free once more,” Johnson said to cheers from lawmakers.