Ladies and gentlemen, president of ukraine Volodymyr Zelenksyy and first lady of ukraine olena zelenskyy. [applause] [applause] we have to start. Please. Thank you. I have never made such addresses before, but never before has our country had such reasons to be grateful. There were different times in long history of the ukrainian people. Ukrainians did not stop fighting for freedom. This is in the character of men and women equally and now im not afraid that ukrainian freedom will fall. In general, freedom will never fall again. Be sure of that because it can be confidence in america. [applause] this morning after arriving in new york my team and i immediately, immediately went to the Staten Island to the hospital with our guys, our heroes who are seriously wounded in battles are recovering, soldiers, sailors, sergeants, ordinary guys. Some of them are now learning to walk again. They get use to procedures but they are the ones who would not disagree to their occupation. Guys with brave spirit and im proud of our soldiers, each of them. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much. Each of them and what i noticed during that meeting of Staten Island university hospital, in their eyes i noticed that the people that work there in the hospital and our guys to normal life, americans, americans and they are also proud of ukrainian warriors. Never before, never before have americans so proud of power and sense of ukrainians. Thank you so much. [applause] its a big privilege to be here and thank you. Your friends, the americans and on the documents i saw here today, thank you, today at the thenational archives from the university to Abraham Lincoln to general grant. Inspiring document absolutely. Hold on with a grip and chalk as much as possible. Lincoln reflect the courage and face that helped america. Such wars reflect exactly how ukrainians fight. In our victorious battles for ukraine and karkhive and no matter the challenges in our battle for every everyone of ukrainian land, every day of this war ukrainian soldiers hold on with a grip of bulldog. They chew and chalk the russian occupiers as much as possible. Never before had the russians dictatorship met such strong resistance and never again will russia manage to destroy any other nation. [applause] putins list was long just recently after ukraine would fall it would be for under influence but american and Ukrainian Security and Global Protection of freedom is working 100 every cent. [applause] putins list of goals instead of dictating war to america, europe and the whole free world putin is forced to humiliate himself by personally entertaining a delegation from pyongyang and trying to find favor with tehran. This is his clear weakness. Yes, its true. Ukraine pays the highest price for defending freedom and global security. Every day, every night, our soldiers, our soldiers sacrifice their lives holding dear grounds on the trenches, on the front lines. They lose their comrades in battles, they lose limbs tripping russian mines every day, every night. Russia continues its terror with missiles and iranian drones but every dayay and every night our unity stays strong. You support us and we know we shall not fall and we see how our freedom keeps the bulldog and we are confident that other nations will have not to throw into this battle because ukraine is capable of ending war with a victory that will a become our common victory. It is not the evil empire, not, but the lack of punty that can bring freedom to its knees and we will do everything to ensure that the unity of ukraine, the United States, the entire free world becomes stronger than ever before and that all people, women and men, adults and children, every, every family, peoples desire to live and not artillery or missiles would undermine. Please. [applause] over the past year and a half, weve all experienced many important things and indeed, many things for the first time. I personally made my First Official visit to the United States a year ago and i spoke to the congress. At that time my husband could not leave ukraine for foreign visit while the fate of ukraine was not yet to be decided. Never before has the first lady from another country address the congress and never before had asked for weapons to defend her country. But even if we do something for the first time, something extraordinary and it is for t te sake of salvation, delivers response. I saw the tears of congressmen, this proved better than words that we value lives equally. Itve is equally important for us that life wins. [applause] the stories of ukrainian children killed with Russian Missile which is we told congress about are not out there somewhere, they are here. Before the world felt so strongly that world is small and trouble of sound is the trouble of all. Violation of rights in one end of the world is violation of the rights of all. With your support, with weapons such as antiaircraft defense that gives protection to our people, adult and children, such our path in ukraine and thousands of lives have now been saved. This is so important when Congress Hears when america hears. I came back with the feeling that wee understand each other. [applause] today there are different people here, soldiers, businessmen, adult, children, ukrainians, americans. There isnt a single soul here today who would not hear what happens to freedom and theres not a soul in ukraine that does not feel gratitude to you, america, to you the people who help us not because because you have to but because your heart cannot let you do otherwise. [applause] thank you. That is is humanity. This is what makes us ukraine. Thats what makes you america. [applause] today we are here today with olena to express gratitude to all of you, to the americans and people who have done and are doing extraordinary things, absolutely, at the call of their heart. American hearts just like the hearts of ukrainian people and all the all the most important historical achievements of nations are reflection of whether people are being capable of being extraordinary for the sake of life, for the sake of freedom. Never before in Human History has this been more vital than it is now. [applause] i want, i want you all to know that america has saved millions of ukrainian lives, men, children, adults in cities, villages, millions of ukrainian iochildren with their mothers, manned on the front lines now here their children waiting for them in wheelchairs. It is possible, it is possible because most of ukraine is free and we must and we must free all of our land, our people and i thank every american, everybody in the world who is helping for every life saved in ukraine. [applause] hi, ivan. Please come. Ukrainian boy. Hes adult. Ukrainian boy, hes only 17, 17 years old. He lost his leg with russian tank crashed the car his family was in. His stepfather died and his mother was wounded. Now evon not only walks and runs, he sobs and knows he has a chance for a full life. [applause] today here is ukrainian girl sasha. [applause] shes 10 years old, your family tried to live at the beginning of the russian invasion. Russian soldiers fired at the car. Sasha received serious injury to her hand and there was a long time of treatment and rehabilitation according to unbreakable Program Just Like evon now sasha has a full life ahead and im grateful for that, grateful for thousands of adult and children who were helped by american doctors. [applause] we want to thank all the doctors. Yeah, thank you. [applause] here peter, a doctor, where is peter . Thank you. [applause] yo helped evon, many other boys and girls, men and women, a doctor, please come to us. [applause] cofounder of a foundation that gave a chance for a full life to more than 100 ukrainians. Here isan [applause] here is professor of harvard medical school, doctor. [applause] founder of the foundation that provided treatment for children with extremely serious burns. Here iss dr. Robert montgomery. [applause] dr. Montgomery, he himself, himself lives with a don or heart and at the same time he travels to war in ukraine and helps peoples heart to beat. [applause] he operates himself. Here is michael corcoran, a doctor, founder of medical clinics. He has been helping the military for a long time here is jackson, pediatric, Plastic Surgeon, please. [applause] since 2013 she has been coming to ukraine to operate on children and after the start of the war her patients become soldiers who needed facial operations. Here is walter olridge of Charitable Organization that provide medical equipment to ukraine. [applause] more than 175 of such equipment arere already saving lives. Thank you so much. [applause] here is vitali who helps hospitals in ukraines, largest Childrens Hospital located in kyiv as well as military doctors of our country. [applause] here alah, president of the defoundation that sends ambulans and fire trucks to ukraine. Dozens. [applause] dozens are already in ukraine. Here yuru, cardiologist, volunteer, man who helped. [applause] if america did not have such people, there would be no freedom left in the world but for such great hearts. [applause] we say that the defense conducted by ukraine is a protection of values, such as the right to life and personality. This is not only physical things but also intangible value. The defenders of ukraine are very different view of different views, beliefs are not religious at all but they feel like they are fighting against the worst that might be born within a human. A conscious effort to kill, destroy, grab and slave therefore it is spiritual battle. To everyone who fights together with us in spiritual dimension and dimension of values. I have the honor of knowing archbishop jack personally. [applause] and hes known to thousands of ukrainian soldiers and many others whom he helps and young people who thanks to him get a great education. And also here is the director of the church of st. Andrew and chaplain of the United States air force. [applause] and Honorary Council in the city, valerie. [applause] thank you. They are the leaders of communities who help others. And i would like to invite to join us mr. Peter. [applause] the general director of the legendary new york opera which has become largest centers of support through language of arts. Peter tremendous work has helped to achieve the culture solidarity we needed, a culture that forces freedom, that gives a chance to stand in the struggle. Thank you. Thankgg you. [applause] thank you so much. Here today are the leaders of Ukrainian Community in america, activists, volunteers, benefactors. Michael, please come. [applause] and re. Lilia, jonathan b friedman, marina, dora, irina, Christopher Michael mason, those who work 24 7 to help and bring the time of our victory closer. Thank you so much. [applause] and i remember i remember how the joining of confidence that we are all one now began. When i spoke, when i spoke with President Biden early in the morning on february, you read about it. On february 24th, 2022 the day of the russian invasion the world, the world did not really believe in ukraine. The endless columns of russian tanks and vehicles that invaded our territory seemed invisible to many in the world but i assured President Biden that we in ukraine will not give up and he assured me that america will be with us as long as it takes. [applause] the United States the United StatesCongress Supports us, the president supports us, people support us, ukraine will always be grateful for this never before have there been such a powerful unity between ukraine and america but what could be more convincing than when even americas children are eager to help defend freedom. Please. [applause] ryan. This man is a really strong man. Together withe his father he launched a very inspiring project using hearts, it is a blue and yellow sculptor that reminds other people, other communities, other nations, what the freedom is all about. These projects big donations, big donations to buy equipment for ukrainians. Ryan could play with station, a real man but hes a teenager. But ryan has strong, great heart. [applause] golden heart. Take freedom seriously. Thank you, ryan, thank you, our friend. [applause] and it is great privilege to honor of you with awards of ukraine on february 21st, we in ukraine would not have known that we would be support bid so many people and such kind of such kind of people but now we see it could not be otherwise. Ukrainians, americans, we do not betray ourselves. We do not betray freedom. Let our open hearts win and now i ask everyone to applause every great heart. Thank you. [applause] thank you, america. God bless america. Thank you. [applause] by degree of president of ukraine Volodymyr Zelenksyy, support the National Sovereignty and t chairman and cofounder of the International Chair of hospitals of ukraine. [applause] michael, executive Vice President of the ukrainian congressf committee of america. [applause] doctor at the shrines hospital for children. By order of medic surgery, cofounder of the Charitable Foundation foundation. [applause] volunteer and International Cardiologist at Johnson Hopkins university. Jackson, Plastic Surgeon of the Childrens Hospital in philadelphia. [applause] physician at swedish covenant hospital. [applause] mr. Michael, director at the medical center, prosthetics, United States. [applause] honorary consul of ukraine in philadelphia. [applause] robert montgomery, director of the transplant institute university. Ms. Nina popovic, community activist. [applause] mr. Walter ulrich, president and ceo of medical bridges. [applause] mr. Jonathan friedman in salt lake city. [applause] dr. Peter harsh, founder of peter harsh prosthetics. [applause] ms. Marina, president of united help ukraine. [applause] mr. Peter, director general and ceo of metropolitan in new york city. [applause] [laughter] honorary consul of ukraine in seattle. [applause] dora, president of rasam. [applause] president of u. S. Ukrainianian activist. [applause] by order of princes olga, second grade, founder and director of Charitable Organization that of survived soldiers, ukraine. [applause] by the word of the president of ukraine the cross, archbishop and metropolitan of the philadelphia, ukrainian catholic church. [applause] president of the ukrainian ianresistance foundation. Father, pastor of the ukraine cathedral, st. Andrews in silver springs, maryland. [applause] christopher manson, Vice President of the Healthcare Network of catholic hospitals. [applause] and now by special award of the president of ukraine golden heart, ryan. Student. [applause] middle school. Thank you so much, thank you very much for everything, for your support. Ukraine will never forget it. Thank you very much. We have to win and we will win. It will be our common victory. Thank you so much, fellow ukrainians. [applause] from washington, d. C. And across the country. 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