Zelenskyy says Russia wants to ‘annihilate’ Ukrainians, urges no-fly zone
LATEST UPDATE: 12:08 p.m. Eastern Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the unprovoked invasion by Russia of his country is an attempt to “annihilate” the Ukrainian people and enacting a no-fly zone is vital to support the resistance effort.
Canadian parliamentarians gathered for the speech Tuesday morning in a packed House of Commons, wearing suits and blazers and scarves in blue and yellow — the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
Many wore ribbons pinned to their chests in the flag colours, and the galleries overlooking the chamber were full. Zelenskyy’s virtual address began with an impassioned plea for Canadians to put themselves in the shoes of Ukrainians facing shelling and horrific violence at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Can you imagine when you call your friends, your friendly nation, and you ask ‘please close the sky, close the airspace, please stop the bombing, how many more cruise missiles have to fall on our cities until you make this happen?'” he continued. “And they, in return, they express their deep concerns about the situation.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders of the NATO military alliance have ruled out a no-fly zone in Ukraine despite repeated pleas from the country’s leadership.
Enforcing a no-fly zone would require a willingness to shoot Russian jets out of the sky — a red line that Trudeau and NATO leaders have warned could escalate into open conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.
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