Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to react after Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional appeal to the US Congress today in light of Russia's invasion of the country.
During his appearance, Zelenskyy asked for more military support and for NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over his country in light of the continued bombing of Ukraine.In view of his 7.9 million followers, the former newspaper editor shared his thoughts on watching the emotive speech.Piers wrote: "My God..."If this video President Zelensky is currently playing to Congress doesn’t stir America to get more heavily involved in defeating Putin, then nothing will."Terrifying and heart-breaking," he added.Following Piers' latest commentary, his followers flocked to the comments to share their thoughts on the subject.Agreeing with the former Life Stories host, @Musakromahh wrote: "I was in tears watching this video - God Please help these people."@michellepriti penned: "That video was just heartbreaking to watch.
Huge respect President Z. " (sic)However, some took issue with Piers' tweet and President Zelenskyy's appeal.Replying to Piers, @GlasgowRKSpurs wrote: "No one is stopping you going to Ukraine and fighting for the country yourself."While @glennerboy penned: "Why do you want world war 3 so bad?"@dappernorman criticised Zelenskyy's speech, adding: "Matters should be decided by diplomacy - not emotional manipulation."In a later tweet, the former ITV newsreader praised the Ukrainian leader for his historic speech.Piers wrote: "Can’t think of many better orators or communicators in my lifetime than President @ZelenskyyUa"So eloquent, so direct."Not a word ever wasted...
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