Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky invokes Winston Churchill as he appeals to MPs

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Published30 minutes ago commentsComments Media caption, President Zelensky: We will not give up, and we will not lose, we will fight to the end... whatever the cost Volodymyr Zelensky has invoked the words of Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill as he appealed to MPs for more help at home.
Speaking to MPs and peers in the Commons, President Zelensky gave a day-by-day account of the invasion by Russia, which began a fortnight ago.
"We do not want to lose what we have, what is ours... just the same way as you once didn't want to lose your country when the Nazis started to fight your country and you had to fight for Britain," he added.
Image source, UK Parliament Image caption, MPs and peers gathered in the Commons to listen to the address through headsets and watch the president on large screens In a nod to one of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous speeches from 1940, the president said he wanted to "remind you of the words Britain heard already, which become current again".