Zelenskyy received a standing ovation and appeared almost bashful when he began speaking.
more than a year ago, when Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine was still over history's horizon. The former comedian was somber, even grim, in a black suit as he spoke about threats to his country’s security. Now perpetually dressed in army green fatigues, he evokes comparisons to Churchill for his fierce defense of a country facing an existential crisis.
Biden told Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian people “inspire the world" and said that “you are the man of the year in the United States of America,” referencing Zelenskyy’s Zelenskyy's presence eliminated that distance, if only for the several hours that he spent here. At a news conference with Biden at the White House, he ruminated on the potential for a “just peace” when the war ends.
He briefly struggled to find “the proper language” to describe the Russian invaders before settling on “these inhumans.” But the creases on his face betrayed fatigue from months of war and the whirlwind journey to Washington. He traveled under American protection, accompanied by the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on a train to Poland. Then he was whisked to a U.S. government plane for the flight.
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