Kathmandu,

December 22,

President Volodymyr Zelensky was greeted by rousing ovations by a joint session of Congress as he told lawmakers that Ukraine would “never surrender” in its war against Russia.

Delivering an impassioned address to Congress aimed at sustaining support for his country’s defense, Zelensky called the tens of billions of dollars in US military and economic assistance over the past year vital to Ukraine’s efforts to beat back Russia and appealed for even more in the future.