NEW: Sen. Lindsey Graham says that while a NATO no-fly zone 'seems to be a bridge too far,' there's bipartisan support for immediately sending fighter jets and air defense systems 'so that we can have a Ukrainian no-fly zone, manned by Ukrainian pilots.'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses members of Congress from Kyiv, March 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C.A look at the two leaders at the center of the war in Ukraine and how they both rose to power, the difference in their leadership and what led to this moment in history.He also invoked American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s"I have a dream" speech in his appeal, catering to an American audience.
"If this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative. You know what kind of defense systems we need, S-300 and other systems," he continued, referring to a Soviet-era surface-to-air missile system that can defend against cruise missiles and aircraft attacks.Zelenskyy closed his brief but extraordinary address by speaking directly to Biden -- in English.
"We've been providing anti-armor -- taking out tanks, anti-air capabilities, directly -- directly to the Ukrainian forces. And we're also facilitating significant shipments of security assistance from our Allied partners to Ukraine," Biden said."With this new security funding ... we're moving urgently to further augment the support to the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their country.
Psaki added that a no-fly zone"essentially means us shooting down Russian planes, and them potentially shooting back at us."Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
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