Americans are reacting with empathy, frustration and hope to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s impassioned speech to Congress pleading for more aid for his war-torn nation.
Jim Fouts, the mayor of Warren, Mich., addresses dozens of Ukrainian Americans at City Hall Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Warren, Mich. Fouts said"we can never overlook the dangers posed by ignoring what is going on in Ukraine." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s impassioned speech to the U.S.
Kovalenko said he still believed his home country could win the war if America offered more help, like anti-aircraft weapons or the enforcement of a no-fly zone. The latter option has been ruled out, for now, by the U.S. for fear of escalating the war. Zelenskyy “appealed to the American experience of terror, thus speaking directly to American voters,” said Oleh Kotsyuba, a 41-year-old scholar at Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute who is originally from Ukraine.
“I can’t eat, I can’t sleep – pretty much like all the other Ukrainians," she said."This is the only thing that’s on your mind.”“He’s very resolute. He’s very focused. Pretty much like all the Ukrainian fighters,” said Kytasta, who added, “I hope to God” his speech makes a difference.