And now we'll have some tweets:
Poroshenko on Ukrainian soldiers: "They need more military support, both lethal and nonlethal...Urgently needed."
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) September 18, 2014
#Poroshenko 'Night vision and blankets are important, but one cannot win the war with blankets'
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko: Ukraine needs lethal & non-lethal assistance. We can't win the war with blankets. And we can't keep the peace with blankets
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) September 18, 2014
I urge America to help us and to rise and be equal to its natural and manifest role – I urge America to lead the way!
— Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) September 18, 2014
Yowza, @Poroshenko plays the Israel card. "Just like Israel, #Ukraine has the right to defend her territory."
— Isaac Webb (@isaacdwebb) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko: "I strongly encourage the United States to give Ukraine special, non-allied, partner status."
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko: calls for a "special security and defense status" reflecting the highest level of non-NATO alignment.
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko speech very calculated to appeal to Americans: values come first, fight for freedom, defend ourselves like Israel
— max seddon (@maxseddon) September 18, 2014
"I am not talking about a military solution to the Crimea problem. This will be a dilemma for many years." @Poroshenko
— Isaac Webb (@isaacdwebb) September 18, 2014
After paying tribute to some Ukrainians who were abducted and presumbaly killed by separatists, Poroshenko says Ukraine symbolizes a simple choice between "civilization and barbarism."
Ukraine's Poroshenko has just called Russia a 'neo-Stalinist dictatorship'
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) September 18, 2014
More American rhetoric from Poroshenko: tell heart-rending stories of individual Ukrainian citizens abducted and tortured, quote Kennedy:
— max seddon (@maxseddon) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko says he is in daily contact with world leaders, including the Russian leadership. That dialogue, he says, "believe me, is not easy."
Poroshenko speaks of "spirit of hate" between Russia/Ukraine
— Dan Peleschuk (@dpeleschuk) September 18, 2014
Poroshenko says he's ready to discuss everything, except one thing -- "Ukrainian independence, Ukrainian territorial integrity..."
Poroshenko: I'm ready to offer separatists more rights than any other regions in Ukrainian history.
— Dan Peleschuk (@dpeleschuk) September 18, 2014
By supporting Ukraine, Poroshenko says, you support the future of the new Europe.
Meanwhile, this has also been lighting up social media networks:
Putin: Russian Troops could be in Vilnius, Warsaw, and Bucharest in Two Days http://t.co/XiqHfLD6Vo
— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) September 18, 2014