Listen to Zelensky’s message to Americans from the Oval Office

Publié le 22 décembre 2022Mis à jour le 22 décembre 2022

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky presented US President Joe Biden with a Ukrainian cross for military merit after both leaders spoke to reporters from the White House. Zelensky thanked Biden and the US Congress for their support and expressed appreciation to the American people as well.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — During a closely-watched press conference with Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Joe Biden brought up the Hanukkah story, comparing Ukraine’s struggle against Russia to the Maccabees’ uprising.

“Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukkah,” Biden said Wednesday standing next to Zelensky, who was on a last-minute visit to Washington to speak to Congress and appeal for the approval of more assistance for Ukraine. It was Zelensky’s first foreign trip since the start of Russia’s invasion in February.

“A time when Jewish people around the world, President Zelensky and many families among them, honor the timeless miracle of a small band of warriors fighting for the values and their freedom against a much larger foe and how they endured and how they overcame,” Biden continued. “How the flame of faith with only enough oil for one day burned brightly for eight days. The story of survival and resilience that reminds us on the coldest day of the year, that light will always prevail over darkness.”

(source: timesofisrael.com)