Today is Thursday, December the 22nd, 2022.

This is the Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy visited Washington, D.C. yesterday on his first trip outside his

homeland since it was invaded by Russia exactly 300 days ago. He met with President Biden in the

afternoon and addressed a joint session of Congress last night. Prior to his arrival, President

Biden announced that he is sending nearly $2 billion in additional security

assistance to Ukraine. Congress is poised to pass more than $44 billion in additional military

and economic aid to Ukraine as part of its omnibus funding bill. I thought President Zelensky's

address to Congress was especially stirring.

He spoke movingly of the sacrifices as people are making, and I quote,

In two days, we will celebrate Christmas. Maybe candlelit. Not because it's more romantic,

no, there will be no electricity. To those who question our financial support of Ukraine,

Zelensky said, your money is not charity. It's an investment in the global security and

democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. He also declared the struggle will define

in what world our children and grandchildren will live in.

End quote.

The same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin resided over the launch of a major new Siberian

gas field to help drive a planned surge in supply to China.

His country is obviously an existential threat to Ukraine and its neighbors,

and his nuclear capacities make him a danger to the world. However, Russia is not yet the

clear and present danger to the United States that the old Soviet Union represented.

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