Ukraine “holds its positions and will never surrender”.
Three hundred days after the start of the Russian attack on Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the US Congress during a historic visit.
A trip for just a few hours, during which Joe Biden promised him new financial aid and, for the first time, the supply of the Patriot anti-aircraft defense system.
1. The Ukrainian president treads American soil
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2. Zelensky received at the White House
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3. Joe Biden assures at a press conference that the United States will support Ukraine "as long as it takes"
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5. "Your money is not charity, it's an investment in global security and democracy, which we manage in the most responsible way," Zelensky told US lawmakers
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5. Congress gives Ukrainian President a standing ovation
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6. Zelensky presents Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi with a flag covered in soldiers' signatures from Bakhmout, currently the hottest spot on the Ukrainian front
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7. In exchange, he receives an American flag which was hoisted atop the Capitol on Wednesday to mark his historic visit to the capital
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