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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Zelensky invokes 9/11 in address to US congress

Ukrainian President in a virtual address to the US congress on Thursday morning (AEDT) invoked 9/11 and Pearl Harbor and renewed a call for a no-fly zone over his country.

Alasdair Belling and Agencies
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4:57AMMarch 16, 2022.
Updated 12:58AMMarch 17, 2022
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022, at the US Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / POOL / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022, at the US Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / POOL / AFP)

Welcome to live updates on day 20 of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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