President Zelensky delivers historic speech to Congress

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🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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President Zelensky delivers a historic speech to Congress, expressing his gratitude for American support and making an impassioned plea for more help in Ukraine’s fight against Russia on the ‘Frontline of tyranny’. President Biden announces the US will supply Ukraine with the patriot missile system and will stand with Zelensky for “as long as it takes”, but will House Republicans pull back on aid to Ukraine in the coming weeks?From punk rocker to military doctor: Ukrainian musician Andriy Zholob tells CNN Tonight about his experience on the frontlines in Ukraine. Plus, the January 6 panel releases testimony from 34 witnesses including Trump lawyers, a House committee finds Trump paid no federal income tax in his last year as president and that the IRS failed to properly audit him, and a “Bomb Cyclone” is expected to bring blizzard conditions to parts of the US.Hosted by John Berman. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening, I'm John Berman and this is CNN Tonight and frankly, what a night, based
0:14.3	on some predictions and nearly impossible night for those who believe in freedom and almost
0:19.6	miraculous night.
0:23.3	And it gives me good reason to share with you our first, first joint victory.
0:31.3	We defeated Russia in the battle for minds of the world.
0:39.1	We have no fear nor should anyone in the world have it.
0:44.8	Ukraine's gained this victory and it gives us courage which inspires the entire world.
0:54.0	Standing before the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Volotomir Zelensky, there not as
0:58.4	some deposed or defeated figure, but as a leader of an independent and democratic Ukraine.
1:04.7	Are you crain that 10 months ago many thought would not exist?
1:08.1	Are you crain that Vladimir Putin clearly thought would crumble?
1:11.6	Are you crain whose capital, Kiev, Western intelligence thought might fall within a week?
1:16.8	It didn't.
1:18.0	This was President Zelensky's very first night outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion
1:23.3	but his 300th night of defiance.
1:28.4	Against all odds and doom and gloom, scenarios Ukraine didn't fall.
1:36.3	Ukraine is alive and keying.
1:43.7	This was history with a capital A.
1:45.7	Sure, capital U as the case might be.
1:48.2	Or actually if you forgive me, a capital FU to Russia from Zelensky.
1:53.8	This was after all the leader of those troops on Snake Island who declared a Russian warship
1:58.7	go blank yourself.
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