The day that Russia invaded Ukraine, we called a man and his niece, who lived in the western

Ukrainian city of Liviv.

Now three weeks into the war, we called him back.

Hello.

Hello, Mr. Vasile.

Yes?

Good, we have Mr. Vasile and we have Julia.

Do you remember me?

I do.

This family is divided by a border now, like so many other Ukrainian families, and they

wanted to tell us what they were seeing from both in and outside of Ukraine.

And I want as many people as it is as possible to hear the truth, what is happening here

in our country.

Julia's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, echoed her words on Wednesday.

He pleaded with Congress for help.

I call on you to do more new packages of sanctions, unneeded, constantly, every week until

the Russian military machine stops.

I'm Newell King, it's today explained.

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