‘Can you imagine that at 4 a.m. each of you start hearing bomb explosions, severe explosions?’ Zelenskyy’s speech to Canada’s Parliament
Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, delivered an emotional and hard-hitting speech to a joint session of Parliament in the House of Commons on Tuesday, March 15. He delivered his speech remotely from Ukraine, which Russia invaded on Feb. 24 and has been bombing ever since. He thanked Canada for its help, and asked for greater sanctions against Russia and to close the airspace over Ukraine to Russian aircraft and missiles. The House of Commons was packed and Zelenskyy received a number of standing ovations.
Mr. Speaker, dear Prime Minister Justin [Trudeau], members of the government, Members of Parliament and all distinguished guests and friends, before I begin, I would like you to understand my feelings and the feelings of all Ukrainians, as much as is possible, over the last 20 days of the full-scale...
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