Biden details US military aid for Ukraine following Zelenskyy's appeal to Congress

Speaking hours after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called on him to be a "leader for peace," President Joe Biden detailed how the U.S. is providing aid to Ukraine.

Speaking just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on him to be a "leader for peace," President Joe Biden on Wednesday thanked Zelenskyy for his "passionate message" and detailed how much military aid the U.S. is already providing -- or will provide -- to Ukraine.

Biden called Zelenskyy's speech "convincing and significant" and said he listened to him from the White House private residence.

"He speaks for people who have shown remarkable courage and strength in the face of brutal aggression -- courage and strength that’s inspired not only Ukrainians but the entire world," Biden said. "Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and harm on Ukraine -- bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. I mean, it’s -- it's God awful."

He did not directly address Zelenskyy's emotional and direct appeal to lawmakers on Wednesday for the U.S. to back a no-fly zone the administration has repeatedly rejected -- but announced an additional $800 million in military assistance as part of the $13.6 billion aid package for Ukraine contained in the government spending bill Biden signed into law Tuesday, which includes weapons the Ukrainians have been requesting, such as anti-armor and anti-air systems.