In an emotional address to Canada’s parliament on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged its members to support his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, asking them to imagine cities like Vancouver or Toronto being attacked, and calling for intensifying sanctions in the face of Russian aggression.

Zelensky called the invasion of Ukraine a war to “annihilate” his country. Repeatedly addressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada as “Justin”, he called on Trudeau to imagine Vancouver being under siege, to imagine Toronto’s famous CN Tower being hit by Russian bombs, to imagine children being killed.

“This is our reality,” he said.

Zelensky asked that Canada and the world to do more to help defend Ukraine.