White House Press Briefing: March 16, 2022
Published Date: 3/16/2022
Source: WCNC
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will hold a briefing with reporters from Washington. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. is sending more anti-aircraft, anti-armor weapons and drones to Ukraine to assist in its defense against Russia The president's comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine, making a total of $2 billion in such aid sent to Kyiv since Biden took office more than a year ago. About $1 billion in aid has been sent in just the last week. “We’re going to give Ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves through all the difficult days ahead," Biden said. Biden spoke hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address to members of U.S. Congress in which he made an impassioned plea for the U.S. and West to provide more help to save his young democracy than world leaders have so far pledged to provide. Zelenskyy summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine's fight against Russia. But he acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to “close the sky” to the Russians over his country may not happen. Livestreamed into the Capitol complex, Zelenskyy said the U.S. must sanction Russian lawmakers and block imports. But rather than an enforced no-fly zone, he instead sought other military aid to stop Russian airstrikes. MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/ukraine-zelenskyy-to-face-congress-for-russia-help/507-a464708e-3c57-4ad6-b109-eee77f78946e