Zelensky to Russians: The sooner you tell your govt to stop war immediately, the more of your people will survive
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the citizens of the Russian Federation to turn to their authorities in order to end the war.
"And now I want absolutely everyone to hear me in Russia. Thousands of victims. Hundreds of prisoners who simply cannot understand why they were sent to Ukraine. They were sent to die. The sooner you tell your authorities that the war must be stopped immediately, the more of your people will survive," Zelensky said in an address to Ukrainians on Saturday.
According to him, Ukrainians see the speeches of Russian citizens against the war.
"We know that many in Russia are now simply shocked by the meanness and cruelty of the authorities. This is a very correct reaction. I thank you for this reaction. Thanks to Leonid Parfyonov, Dmitry Muratov, Yuri Dud, Lia Akhedzhakova, Valery Meladze and thousands, thousands of other Russians, whose conscience is loud," he said.
"Just stop those who lie to you, lie to us, lie to the whole world. We need to end this war. We can live in peace - in the global world, in the human world," Zelensky added.
