Zelenskyy urges NATO to provide effective support to Ukraine

Ukraine’s cities stood under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders huddled in Brussels and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged them to provide effective and unrestricted support to his country.  Four weeks into the deadly Russian onslaught, its forces appear to have stalled in many places in the face of fiercer-than-expected Ukrainian resistance. That's provided the West's NATO allies time to meet in Brussels on how to make Russia's offensive as painful as possible for President Vladimir Putin - without triggering a nuclear war. NATO says the military alliance is stepping up its defenses against chemical and nuclear weapons as concern mounts that Russia might use such weapons in Ukraine.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg  told reporters after meeting in Brussels that alliance leaders agreed at their summit today   to send equipment to Ukraine to help protect it against a chemical weapons attack. This could include detection equipment, protection, and medical support, as well as training for decontamination and crisis management. But Stoltenberg says the 30 NATO allies are boosting their own preparedness and readiness.
On that, Russia issued an unsubtle warning, answered on Thursday by France. Senior Russian official Dmitry Rogozin said in televised remarks that within minutes at any distance, the country’s nuclear arsenal would help deter the West from intervening in Ukraine. He then named several types of nuclear weapons Moscow is considering using in the conflict.

 Zelenskyy has invited Sweden to help rebuild his country as he marked one month of the Russian military operation during an address to the Swedish parliament. Zelenskyy said during a speech by video link on Thursday, said the people of his country have not seen the destruction of this scale since World War II. Just look at what the Russian army has done to the country. A month of bombings similar to what the world has seen in Syria, Zelenskyy said, adding 10 million people have been displaced. He called on Swedish companies and states to come to rebuild the country. Zelenskyy, speaking through an interpreter, also raised an alarm about the possibility of Russia using nuclear and chemical weapons. His speech was broadcast live before members of the 349-seat Riksdagen which gave him a standing ovation.