Zelensky's address, from Kyiv, will be the first foreign leader to be broadcast directly into the House of Commons chamber.
In previous speeches to Western leaders, Zelensky has struck an emotional and defiant tone. When he spoke to members of the U.S. Congress last week over Zoom, he told the politicians that it might be the last time they saw him alive.He has called on the West to do more to halt Russia’s invasion of his country by imposing tougher sanctions, including against its energy sector.
The United Kingdom has pledged military support and humanitarian aid to Ukraine but rejected requests to impose a no-fly zone, saying it would escalate the conflict with Russia. When apleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on March 1 to support a no-fly zone, the British leader said: “Unfortunately the implication of that is that the U.K. would be engaged in shooting down Russian planes, engaged in direct combat with Russia. That’s not something we can do.
In a speech early this month to the European Parliament, Zelensky described how Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, was being pummeled. The English-language interpreter for the president briefly