I’m not finding much analysis of the Ukraine president’s speech this morning, except this, from The Associated Press, which leads:
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington was a moment for the White House to demonstrate to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the United States would sustain its commitment to the war for, as President Joe Biden put it, 'as long as it takes.’
"It also provided the Ukrainian president, dressed in military green, the opportunity in the grand setting of the U.S. Capitol to thank Congress for the billions of dollars that are sustaining his country in the fight.
"'As long as it takes' is powerful rhetoric, but it now collides with a formidable question: How much more patience will a narrowly divided Congress — and the American public — have for a war with no clear end that is battering the global economy?”
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who's vying to be the next House speaker when Republicans take over in two weeks, has said his party won’t write a “blank check” for Ukraine once it’s in charge.
So I find the tone of Fox News’ article on Zelensky’s speech to be interesting. It’s written by Haris Alic, a politics reporter who "writes extensively for Fox News Digital and FOX Business about the U.S. House of Representatives, its leadership, and the various ideological factions existing among Republicans and Democrats,” according to his Fox News bio. He covered Biden and the 2020 campaign for Breitbart News, his bio says.
The beginning of Alic’s article:
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a direct appeal to Republican critics during his Wednesday address to a joint meeting of Congress, telling lawmakers that no country was safe in the face of Russian aggression.
"In a speech that won several standing ovations from both sides of the aisle, Zelenskyy predicted the war will hit a turning point next year just as Republicans are set to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
"'The struggle will define in what world our children and grandchildren will live,' said Zelenskyy. 'This battle cannot be frozen or postponed, it cannot be ignored hoping that [an] ocean or something else will provide protection.’
"The Ukrainian president said the world is 'too interconnected and interdependent' for the U.S. to 'stand aside and at the same time feel safe when such a battle continues.’
"'Your money is not charity,' he said. 'It’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way.’"
Alic says farther down in his article:
"Some Republican lawmakers, specifically in the House, have criticized sending more money to Ukraine. They've argued that sending more aid without proper accountability metrics in place or a plan for ending the war is improper.
"'I will oppose giving more money to Ukraine while our own southern border remains open to an invasion led by drug cartels,' said Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.
"Zelensky during Wednesday's address challenged GOP lawmakers to think broader in their view of the world," Alic writes.
To think broader.
Seems to me Zelensky has reason to believe the 10 hours he spent in the United States was worth his time.
Here is the video of Zelensky’s speech, from AP.
And here is the text of the speech, from the website of the president of Ukraine.