Zelensky to address Congress as US pledges $800m in military aid
Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to repeat his request for a no-fly zone, in his latest speech to a national parliament.
His address comes with US President Joe Biden set to announce an extra $800m (£612m) in military aid to Ukraine.
The money will go towards anti-armour and anti-aircraft weapons, such as Stingers and Javelins, US media report.
The funding is covered by a spending bill on humanitarian, defensive and economic assistance to Ukraine that was approved by Congress last week.
Signing the bill on Tuesday, Mr Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine had united people across the world.
Mr Zelensky has repeatedly called on Nato to impose a no-fly zone over his country’s airspace, but Nato has refused.
A no-fly zone over Ukraine would mean that Nato forces would have to engage directly with any Russian planes spotted in those skies and shoot at them if necessary.
Source:bbnews
