Zelenskiy to address US Congress and call for no-fly zone | First Thing

Ukrainian president expected to press for tougher line on Russia and urge US to facilitate transfer of fighter jets. Plus, interest rates set to rise

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The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, will deliver a virtual address to the US Congress today, the latest in a series of speeches to western leaders as he works to galvanize support for his besieged nation.

How are the negotiations with Russia going? Zelenskiy has said he sees possible room for compromise in talks with Russia before a fresh round of discussions. But he added that more time was needed for negotiations to bear fruit.

What happened to the Russian journalist who carried out a live broadcast protest? A Russian court has fined Marina Ovsyannikova 30,000 roubles (215). The fine was a relatively light sentence for an act of protest that shocked Russian television viewers and earned plaudits from western leaders.

What else is happening? Here's everything we know on day 21 of the invasion.

What has caused the delay? Lawyers have been consistently bogged down in technical and ethical disputes, foremost of which has been the long-running debate over whether the defendants can ever receive a fair trial given the torture to which they were subjected.