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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a Winston Churchill-inspired speech in a historical address to the U.K. Parliament.
“We will fight till the end, at sea, in the air. We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday, the 13th day since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to an English translation. “We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets.”
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Zelenskyy’s speech echoed that of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s most famous speech, “We Shall Fight on the Beaches.”
“We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills,” Churchill said in his address to the House of Commons in 1940.
(Original Caption) A new portrait of Sir Winston Churchill the Prme Minister – in the Cabinet Room at No.10 Downing Street. This was specially taken for his 79th birthday which is 30 November. He leaves tomorrow for Bermuda and the Bid Three Conference. (Photo by (C) Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
(Photo by (C) Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Zelenskyy’s address to the British Parliament was historic, marking the first time a foreign leader has ever addressed members of parliament directly in the commons chamber. He received a stand ovation from the members of parliament ahead of his address.
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“I would like to add that we will fight on the banks of different rivers … we are looking for your help, for the help of the civilized countries,” Zelenskyy said.
“We will not give up and we will not lose,” he added.
The Ukrainian leader called on Britain to recognize Russia as a “terrorist state” and to increase sanctions on Russia.
“Best to all of Ukraine and to the United Kingdom,” Zelenskyy closed his speech, which also received a standing ovation.
President Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and gas imports heading into the U.S. on Tuesday, describing the measure as targeting the “main artery of Russia’s economy.”
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The UK announced similar measures, with the country’s Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng saying Tuesday that the U.K. will “phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022.”
