March 15, 2022: Zelenskyy’s must-see TV

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🗓️ 15 March 2022

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On Wednesday, Zelenskyy will speak to Congress virtually. According to one person with knowledge of the address, he plans “to name and shame,” meaning excoriating the West for not doing enough to defend his country, though he will balance his remarks with some gratitude for what has been provided. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia and Siobhan Hughes report that it was Zelenskyy who asked Congress to speak. Few world leaders have the kind of moral authority that Zelenskyy has to push Congress. A week ago Saturday, when he addressed members of Congress privately, his pleas for assistance produced a flurry of congressional requests to the Biden administration. The Ukrainian aid package zipping through Congress ballooned in the following days. Tougher sanctions, advanced air defense weapons, airplanes from Poland, and a no-fly-zone are all still on Zelenskyy’s wish list. His advocates in Washington — lobbyists and members of Congress — told Playbook they have tried to push his government to deemphasize the no-fly zone, which has been repeatedly ruled out by Biden, and focus on beefed up defense assistance that is more achievable, such as S-300 surface-to-air missiles. Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Presented by Farma.
0:02.0	Hey, good morning, Playbookers on Rukubunovol and it's Tuesday.
0:06.0	Today's show, a preview of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's address to Congress tomorrow.
0:11.0	It's your Politico Playbook daily briefing.
0:18.0	On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will speak to Congress virtually.
0:23.4	According to one person with the knowledge of the address, he plans to quote,
0:26.5	name and shame, meaning criticized the West for not doing enough to defend his country,
0:31.0	though he'll defend his remarks with some gratitude for what has been provided.
0:34.7	The Wall Street Journal reports that it was Zelensky who asked Congress to speak.
0:38.8	Few world leaders have the kind of moral authority that Zelensky has to push Congress.
0:43.5	A week ago Saturday, when he addressed members of Congress privately, his pleas for assistance
0:48.0	produced a flurry of congressional request to the Biden administration.
0:51.5	The Ukrainian aid package zipping through Congress ballooned in the following days.
0:55.2	Tougher sanctions, advanced air defense weapons, airplanes from Poland, and a no-fly zone
0:59.7	are all still on Zelensky's wish list.
1:01.8	His advocates in Washington, like lobbyists and members of Congress, told Playbook,
1:05.8	they've tried to push his government to de-emphasize the no-fly zone,
1:09.4	which has been repeatedly ruled out by
1:11.2	Biden and focus on beefed-up defense assistance that is more achievable, such as S-300
1:16.3	surfaced air missiles.
1:18.1	A couple of other headlines in Ukraine that you need to know this morning.
1:21.2	The Washington Post has a remarkable report from the front lines that explains with great
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