Against “brutal violence” from Moscow
Selenskyj calls for a worldwide peace protest
03/24/2022, 02:55 am
On February 24, 2022, exactly one month ago, Russian troops began their invasion of Ukraine. That’s why people around the world should demonstrate today, Thursday, against the Kremlin’s cruel warfare, Ukrainian President Zelenskyj demands.
A month ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on people all over the world to publicly protest on the occasion of the start of the war. “Come out of your offices, your homes, your schools and universities,” Zelenskyy said in a video address published on Telegram. “Come in the name of peace, come with Ukrainian symbols to support Ukraine, freedom and life.”
The Russian invasion of the neighboring country began exactly a month ago. Since then, hundreds of civilians have been killed in the war. Millions of people are fleeing in Ukraine, more than three million people have left the country. The encirclement of important cities like Mariupol has caused a humanitarian catastrophe, according to aid organizations. Western countries accuse Russian troops of war crimes. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have already taken to the streets against the war in recent weeks.
The war that started on February 24 is not only a war against Ukraine, but Russia is trying to destroy the freedom of all people in Europe and the world, Zelenskyy said. Moscow is trying to show “that only gross and cruel violence counts”. Therefore, starting today, Thursday, the war opponents should go into the inner cities and make themselves visible and audible.
Zelenskyj also addressed the citizens of Russia once again in Russian. He is convinced that there are many people there who are already “sick” about the “lies of the propagandists”. The Russian state collects money from its own citizens to pay for lies, to isolate citizens from the world, to make them easier to control and to send them to war more easily. Ukraine has never threatened the security of the Russian Federation and Kyiv is doing everything to end the war.