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Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion.
US military aid to Ukraine is not charity, but an investment in security for the future, Mr. Zelensky said.
His appeal comes amid signs US support is likely to face greater scrutiny in Congress from Republican lawmakers.
However, President Biden vowed to stick by Ukraine “for as long as it takes”.
At a joint news conference, Mr. Biden told reporters he was “not at all worried” about holding the international coalition together, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “no intention of stopping this cruel war”. END