Zelenskyy asks allies for more help in emotional speech
An emotional President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked European leaders for more help to defeat Russia as he attended an informal gathering of regional leaders in Spain Thursday.
In an emotional speech, Zelenskyy said the war had disturbed every aspect of Ukrainian life and society and he called upon Kyiv’s partners to help provide it with more air defenses.
“Until there is a fully effective air defense system, children cannot attend school,” he told the European Political Community summit hosted in Granada, in comments reported by Reuters.
“Let only Putin’s ambitions be a ruin, not our countries, not our cities. Children of every country deserve to be safe. Everywhere in the country, not just in the subway, not just in underground shelters, but everywhere. We must make it possible. We must ensure that Ukraine wins.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) is greeted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the start of a plenary session of the European Political Community summit at the Palacio de Congreso in Granada, southern Spain on October 5, 2023.
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Referencing recent concerns over the level of continued funding for Ukraine, particularly after the U.S. paused new funding for Kyiv for 45 days as part of a bill passed by the U.S. Congress to avert a government shutdown, Zelenskyy said he remained confident in U.S. support despite the “political storm.”
“I am confident in America. They are strong people with strong institutions, and a strong democracy,” he said.
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High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference following the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting on September 20, 2021 in New York City.
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