Zelenskiy receives standing ovation after EU parliament speech

During an emergency session of the European parliament, Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the EU via video link to ’prove that you are with us’ as Ukraine defends itself against an onslaught from Russia, a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► EU lawmakers, many bearing the Ukrainian flag, gave Zelenskiy a standing ovation. The Ukrainian president has remained in Kyiv to rally his people against the invasion. As he spoke on Tuesday, a Russian armoured column was bearing down on the capital. Russia-Ukraine war latest news ► Russia strikes Kharkiv government HQ as more forces join column outside Kyiv ► Munich Philharmonic sacks conductor Valery Gergiev over failure to denounce Putin ►