President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought more help today from the United States of America in his fight against the Russian invaders who are seeking to pummel Ukraine into submission.
If the Ukrainians are following the lead of their president, Russia remains a huge distance from achieving its goal.
Zelenskyy made an appearance today before Congress, getting a bipartisan standing ovation. In his virtual speech, Zelenskyy asked for more weapons, even more stringent economic sanctions and for the United States to endorse the idea of establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine; President Biden has adamantly opposed the latter strategy.
However, the U.S. president did pledge to spend $800 million in additional aid to Ukraine.
I want to offer a good word yet again for the skill that Biden has used in unifying NATO in opposition to the unprovoked Russian attack on Ukraine. NATO comprises nations with widely different cultures and political points of view. On this score, thanks in large measure to the pressure put on them by Joe Biden, NATO is singing in unison.
President Zelenskyy, therefore, has an ally at his front doorstep as well as across the ocean.
I wish him well as he seeks to stand firm against the Russian aggressors.