On Wednesday, Zelenskyy will speak to Congress virtually. According to
one person with knowledge of the address, he plans “to name and shame,”
meaning excoriating the West for not doing enough to defend his country,
though he will balance his remarks with some gratitude for what has been
provided. 

WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia and Siobhan Hughes report that it was Zelenskyy
who asked Congress to speak. Few world leaders have the kind of moral
authority that Zelenskyy has to push Congress. A week ago Saturday, when
he addressed members of Congress privately, his pleas for assistance
produced a flurry of congressional requests to the Biden administration.
The Ukrainian aid package zipping through Congress ballooned in the
following days.

Tougher sanctions, advanced air defense weapons, airplanes from Poland,
and a no-fly-zone are all still on Zelenskyy’s wish list. His advocates
in Washington — lobbyists and members of Congress — told Playbook they
have tried to push his government to deemphasize the no-fly zone, which
has been repeatedly ruled out by Biden, and focus on beefed up defense
assistance that is more achievable, such as S-300 surface-to-air
missiles. 

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