Grammys 2022: President Zelensky appealed to viewers to assist Ukrainians “in any means you possibly can.”
Las Vegas:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a shock look on the Grammys in Sunday, urging assist for his nation and asking the business’s high artists to “fill the silence” introduced by conflict with music.
Zelensky delivered his pre-taped message forward of a efficiency from John Legend of the music “Free,” joined by Ukrainian singer Mika Newton, musician Siuzanna Iglidan and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
“What’s extra reverse to music? The silence of ruined cities and killed folks,” Zelensky stated.
“Our musicians put on physique armor as a substitute of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals — even to those that cannot hear them. However the music will break by anyway.”
“We defend our freedom to dwell, to like, to sound,” he stated.
“On our land, we’re combating Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The lifeless silence. Fill the silence along with your music, fill it at the moment to inform our story.”
His look on music’s greatest night time in the US comes as world outrage at accusations of Russian conflict crimes in Ukraine mounts, with the invention of mass graves and corpses in cities close to Kyiv.
Zelensky has straight blamed leaders in Moscow for the “torture” and “killings” of civilians.
“Inform the reality in regards to the conflict in your social networks, on TV. Assist us in any means you possibly can — any, however not silence,” he stated in his Grammy message. “After which peace will come.”
“To all our cities the conflict is destroying — Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Volnovakha, Mariupol and others: They’re legends already, however they’ve a dream of them residing, and free.”
“Free such as you, on the Grammy stage.”
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