Ukraine 'will not give up': Zelenskyy's virtual address to House of Commons

Zelenskyy urged Britain to increase sanctions on Russia and to recognize Russia as a terrorist country

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: AP/PTI)
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1 min read Last Updated : Mar 08 2022 | 11:55 PM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evoked British wartime leader Winston Churchill as he told the U.K. Parliament that his country would fight Russia's invasion to the end in Ukraine's cities, fields and riverbanks.

Zelenskyy told British lawmakers we will not give up and we will not lose, in a speech that evoked Churchill's stirring never surrender speech during the darkest days of World War II.

Speaking by video from Ukraine to a packed House of Commons chamber, Zelenskyy urged Britain to increase sanctions on Russia and to recognize Russia as a terrorist country.

Tuesday's address was the first time a foreign leader was allowed to speak in the House of Commons. Screens and simultaneous translation headsets were set up in the House of Commons so lawmakers could hear him.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Russia Ukraine ConflictUkraineRussia

First Published: Mar 08 2022 | 11:55 PM IST

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