and that speech while the eu watched, while europe watched, while the world watched, simply churchillian. we are fighting for our land, we are fighting for our lives, we are fighting for our future. yeah, the churchillian-ness of this will be reinforced by the fact he gets a standing ovation from the european parliament at a time he is saying, now you have to admit us. i don t believe it is going to be possible not to admit ukraine. it might take time, it will obviously take time. this is something europe has not seriously considered before. now i think it is going to happen. i think with zelenskyy himself in that bunker as david was putting so well, not knowing, you know, whether his kids will be killed. right. he has kept his kids there with him in kyiv. his wife has said i know he s number one target, i m number two target. you cannot watch that and not react deeply, viscerally to what
under attack from vladimir putin, from donald trump, from victor orbahn, from trumpists in america, it is no longer under attack. the eu is stronger than ever. nato is stronger than ever. western democracies, institutions stronger than ever, and it all happened this week. that s something for the president to talk about instead of saying, yeah, the s.w.i.f.t. banking sanction, if you look at the two banks. no, no, no. don t full reagan. go full churchill. i agree. this is the other miscalculation putin made, not just the spirit of the european people but the response of the european union and the united states. something that he thought he could further divide them, that he could exploit the weaknesses
translator listened to his president deliver that message from a bunker. the churchill comparisons are exhausted perhaps at this point, but the president of ukraine addressing the country and the world and europe from a bunker while his country is under attack was an extraordinary, extraordinary war-time moment. he said we re fighting for survival but more than that we are fighting for freedom. we have a desire to see our children alive. i think that s fair, you said. now, david ignatius, turning the page and pushing it forward he said, you have seen who we are, we have shown you who we are. now we want to officially be part of your union, receiving a standing ovation from the european parliament. what does the european parliament do from here? do they admit ukraine to the eu? how could they say no after what he just said. it was an electric moment. as ed said earlier, there s a bottom-up movement. that s what has been decisive. the europeans were strongly
look at in zelenskyy there, and the term churchillian, the word is overused. but in this case you listen to the churchill speeches and what gives them the power is, you know, churchill is speaking looking into the abyss. there s no reason to believe that he s going to succeed in moving his country through the battle of britain, these attacks from nazis every night, and yet he convinces them. i was telling somebody this yesterday. it was extraordinary. even at the height of the blitz only 3% of brits thought they were going to lose the war because he lifted entire nation. you can t find another example of that in recent history. no. until now. we are seeing it every night with zelenskyy who faces death, who tells people, i may not see you tomorrow, this may be the last time i see you, continue the fight.