Zelenskiy calls for US to send aircraft to Ukraine in video call with US Congress

President made a desperate plea' for military aid to more than 280 senators and representatives as Congress works on $10bn package

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, urged US lawmakers to help provide aircraft to defend the country against Russian invasion during a video meeting with members of Congress on Saturday.

Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, said Zelenskiy made a desperate plea" for the military aid, which would include planes, drones and anti-aircraft missiles. The Ukrainian president praised sanctions placed upon Russia during the meeting but pressed US lawmakers to go further by banning oil imports from Moscow.