Olena Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wife, addresses Congress | USA TODAY

Ukraine's first lady thanked the U.S. Congress in her moving speech and asked for more weapons to protect the country.

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Zelenska showed photos of children and families destroyed by Russia's unrelenting missile attacks on Ukraine's cities. She pleaded for more U.S. air defense weaponry to fend off the Russian military — "not to kill children in their strollers."

Zelenska met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday and President Joe Biden on Tuesday, who tweeted after their meeting, "First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska embodies the same tenacity and resilience as the country she hails from."

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