Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received multiple standing ovations from senators at an all-senators briefing Thursday morning inside the ornate Old Senate Chamber, demonstrating the gravity of the message of the guest as he made a case for more funding and weapons.
“He points out that this is — his soldiers are fighting, but he’s fighting our war,” Democratic Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland told reporters after the meeting, which was closed to the press and public but widely described by attendees afterward.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell echoed Cardin’s assessment in remarks on the Senate floor.
