 His Excellency Vladimir Zelensky, President of the Ukraine. It's a great honor for me to be at the U.S. Congress and speak to you and all Americans. Against all odds and doom and gloom, scenarios Ukraine didn't fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking. We defeated Russia in the battle for minds of the world. We have no fear nor should anyone in the world have it. Ukrainians gained this victory and it gives us courage, which inspires the entire world. Yet the battle continues and we have to defeat the Kremlin on the battlefield. Yes, this battle is not only for the territory, for this or another part of Europe. The battle is not only for life, freedom and security of Ukrainians or any other nation which Russia attempts to conquer. This struggle will define in what world our children and grandchildren will live and then their children and grandchildren. It will define whether it will be a democracy of Ukrainians and for Americans for all. The world is too interconnected and interdependent to allow someone to stay aside and at the same time to feel safe when such a battle continues. Ukraine never asked the American soldiers to fight on our land instead of us. I assure you that Ukrainian soldiers can perfectly operate American tanks and planes themselves.