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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up his calls for urgent military assistance, saying NATO members must decide “whether we indeed are allies,” as a crucial vote in the U.S. Congress for a new Ukraine aid package was expected to finally take place on April 20.

“Our sky must become safe again,” Zelenskiy told a video conference with NATO defense ministers on April 19.

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“It depends fully on your choice. Choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere. Choice whether you have an equal attitude to all partners. Choice whether we indeed are allies,” he said.

Zelenskiy said his embattled nation could not defend itself from the Russian invasion without additional support from Western …

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