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    Analysis: Biden, recognizing the power of Zelenskyy's plea to Congress, beefs up defense aid for Ukraine

    by Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Mar 16, 2022 4 minutes
    U.S. President Joe Biden signs an economic and military assistance package to Ukraine in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

    WASHINGTON — Throughout his nearly 14 months in office, President Joe Biden has spoken often about the world being at “an inflection point” in a broader ideological “battle between democracies and autocracies,” vowing that the U.S. and allies are determined to deliver for those who’ve chosen freedom.

    In a historic virtual address to Congress on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tried to hold Biden to his word, pressuring him to expand U.S. aid and pleading for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to “close the sky” over his country to stop Russia’s aerial assault.

    “You are the leader of the nation. I wish you to be the leader of the world,” Zelenskyy said, addressing Biden directly, personalizing his appeal and switching to English at the

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