Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress flanked by US Vice President Kamala Harris and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 21, 2022. - Zelensky is in Washington to meet with US President Joe Biden and address Congress -- his first trip abroad since Russia invaded in February.
“Your money is not charity, it’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way,” Zelensky said during an address to a joint session of Congress.Zelensky gave a Ukrainian battle flag to the United States lawmakers following an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
Zelensky said the flag was from the frontline city of Bakhmut, which he visited a day before making his first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. Zelensky also vowed his country would never surrender to Russia as he addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday night.