'Can you imagine?' War-hit Ukrainian president paints dire picture for Canadians

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday , pleading for more Western support and asking Canadian lawmakers in a video address to imagine the impact of such a war on their own country.

Addressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly, Zelensky said:"Imagine that on 4am... you start hearing bomb explosions... Justin, can you imagine... you and your children hear all these severe explosions?"

Russian air strikes and shelling smashed into buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Tuesday as invading forces tightened their grip on the 20th day of the war. Zelensky has sought to drum up support for Ukraine with video briefings of foreign audiences that have included the European and British parliaments.There are 1.4 million people of Ukrainian descent in Canada, the third most after Ukraine and Russia. Canada, like many other Western nations, has imposed broad sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24. Canada announced new sanctions on Russian government and military officials on Tuesday.

 

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