Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has told the Russian people that they have been fed false information about Ukraine’s assassination attempt on Ukraine, and has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the attack.
Key points:
- Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to share information with the Russian people about the war in Ukraine
- Russian media channels and websites are heavily censored by the Kremlin
- The video showed images and footage of Russian attacks in Ukraine and its successors
In a nine-minute video posted on Twitter on Thursday, the Hollywood star said the Kremlin was deliberately lying against the Russians, saying that the invasion was intended to “Ukraine” -Nazification “.
Russia describes its actions as a “special operation”.
“I’m talking to you today because there are things going on in the world that have been taken away from you, terrible things that you should know,” Schwarzenegger said.
“Ukraine did not start this war, neither did the Nationalists or the Nazis,” he said, noting that the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish.
“This is not the Russian People’s War.”
Europe’s largest invasion since World War II devastated Ukrainian cities, with more than three million refugees fleeing to neighboring countries.
It is not clear how many people in Russia know about the war after the Kremlin cut off access to various media channels and websites.
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Schwarzenegger asked the Russians to spread the word about the “human catastrophe” and told Russian protesters that the world was watching.
“The world has seen your bravery. We know you have suffered the consequences of your courage,” he said.
“You are my new hero.”
The 74-year-old Republican, who started out as a bodybuilder before gaining worldwide fame and action films, called on Mr Putin to stop the invasion.
He said thousands of Russian soldiers were killed while their leaders lied to them.
“Every bullet you shoot, you’ve shot a brother or sister,” he said, referring to the many family ties between the two countries.
“Your life, your limb, your future were sacrificed for a senseless war,” he told Russian soldiers, adding that his father had similar experiences as an Austrian soldier in World War II.
The video has already received more than 14 million views.
Reuters
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