Speaking via video link to an emergency session of the European Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU on Tuesday to “prove that you are with us” in Ukraine’s war with Russia, a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc.

European Union lawmakers, many wearing #standwithUkraine T-shirts bearing the Ukrainian flag, others with blue-and-yellow scarves or ribbons, gave Zelensky a standing ovation.

“We are fighting to be equal members of Europe,” Zelensky said in Ukrainian in a speech translated into English by an interpreter who spoke through tears.

“Do prove that you are with us. Do prove that