Zelensky to address parliaments of several countries with a call to provide weapons to Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the parliaments of a number of partner countries this week and call on them to provide Ukraine with weapons for the protection against the aggressor.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his video address, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

“I will emphasize everywhere that no one has the right to use the lives of Ukrainians to save any income in Russia or income common with Russia. And Ukrainians should not die just because someone cannot find enough courage to hand over the necessary weapons to Ukraine. Fear always makes you an accomplice. If someone is afraid of Russia, if he or she is afraid to make the necessary decisions that are important to us, in particular for us to get planes, tanks, necessary artillery, shells, it makes these people responsible for the catastrophe created by Russian troops in our cities, too. Because if you could save, you had to save,” he said.

Zelensky noted that this week plans to address the parliaments of the partner countries: Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Greece, Australia. According to him, these will be speeches not just in front of politicians – but also in front of societies.

“In front of millions of people who want to hear Ukraine and are ready to hear it to help and support. Who feel that we are fighting for our common freedom. One for all people on our earth,” Zelensky said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.