"We will not give up. We will fight to the end." Zelensky addressed the British parliament - with references to Churchill's 1940 speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became the first foreign leader to address the British parliament in the House of Commons. He spoke via video link, Sky News reports.

Zelensky told British MPs what had happened in Ukraine over the past 13 days. In particular, he said, more than 50 children had died since the start of the war, and Russian troops had blocked Mariupol and were not allowing water and food to be delivered there.

The president compared the war in Ukraine to Britain's war against Nazi Germany during World War II. In his speech, he made a reference to a 1940 speech by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

"I would like to remind you of the words that the United Kingdom has already heard and which are important again. We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight to the end, at sea and in the air, we will continue to fight for our land at any cost. We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the coast, in the streets," Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian president thanked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his assistance and again called for closing the skies over Ukraine and strengthening sanctions against Russia.

Correction: The original news story stated that Zelensky was the first foreign leader to address the British parliament. In fact, he was the first to address MPs in the House of Commons. We apologise to readers.