Ukraine's leader asks US President to promote world peace

Ukranian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has taken his pleas for further Russian sanctions and a no-fly zone over his country to the US Congress where he was supported with a standing ovation as Russian troops ramp up their offensive against the embattled nation.

President Zelenskyy speaks to US Congress Source: AAP

President  Zelenskyy continued his push for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and asked for more planes and defense systems to respond to the conflict which began last month and has caused large-scale destruction in his country.

Along with NATO,  President Joe Biden and many others have resisted a no-fly zone amid concerns that it would escalate the conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.

The White House so far also has not supported a proposal to help transfer Russian-made MiG warplanes into Ukraine, though that idea has some support in Congress.

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