Arnold Schwarzenegger: I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.
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Sean Penn: For those who are paying attention to Ukraine, but know little about its recent history or people, please see the documentary “Winter On Fire”.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: We slowed Tucker Carlson down to half speed in the first-ever edition of #DrunkTuckerPutin
We slowed Tucker Carlson down to half speed in the first-ever edition of #DrunkTuckerPutin pic.twitter.com/uOuKZKyvMi
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) February 25, 2022
Peter Gabriel: Very shocked to see so many Ukrainians being killed, a totally unnecessary war being deliberately started in Europe. This invasion is one man’s barbaric decision. This action is a war crime, and whatever else happens, he should never be allowed to leave Russian soil again.
A Russian plane drops a bomb in a residential neighborhood in Ukraine.
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— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) February 24, 2022
#UkraineRussiaConflict
To people making jokes on the #crisis at hand -imagine this in your neighborhood while you and your family are completely at the mercy of fate before your next tweet#RussiaUkraineConflict #UkraineRussiaCrisis #Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/hWC5Hr0xCZ— Ahtisham bhatti Sk (@ahtisham_sk) February 24, 2022
Watch a #Russian missile hitting civilian neighborhood in #Kiev, capital city of #Ukraine #rusia #ucrania #TerceiraGuerraMundial #vpnewsodia pic.twitter.com/Gs90elLPjL
— VP NEWS ODIA (@vpnewsodia) February 24, 2022
The map below shows the places that were targetted in this morning's rocket attacks.#RussiaInvadedUkraine pic.twitter.com/d8qPL97g9c
— Global Ukraine (@GlobalUA) February 24, 2022
Richard Branson: Here’s my thoughts on why the world must support Ukraine, which voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons in return for Russia “respecting the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine”.
Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine and violation of the Budapest Memorandum is a threat to the rule of law that humanity hasn’t seen since the dark days that led to World War II.
But never in recent years has there been a greater risk of an all-out war on European soil – a war that, like so many before it, does not serve a just or legitimate objective. (It’s hard for any of us to hide our exasperation at this point. In 2022, what on earth is one country doing amassing tanks at another country’s borders?)
This situation is not just bad news for Ukraine in this very moment of acute crisis; it is bad news for every nation, present, and future, seeking to protect its sovereignty.
The world must support Ukraine. We must not abandon a country that voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons in return for peace, and is now on the verge of being invaded by the very country that persuaded it to do so.
Peter Gabriel penned the following tribute to Kofi Annan, the first black African to lead the United Nations, who died at the age of 80.
Peter Gabriel:
“Today we have suffered a great loss – Kofi Annan, Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and our much-loved chair of the Elders.
“All those of us who work with the Elders are in shock. We have lost not just a great and inspiring leader but a good friend and one of the great peacemakers of our time, rightfully recognised by a Nobel prize.
“He believed in the power of quiet diplomacy and in the essential right of all to peace – and that all disputes in the end have to be settled around a table, so the sooner the serious talk begins, the sooner you can put an end to the suffering.
“He adopted many causes, but always championed human rights, including access to healthcare, education and opportunity. He was one of the first leaders to realise that the trickle of refugees and migrants would turn into a flood of desperate people, with thousands of completely avoidable deaths, prison-like refugee camps, along with unwanted immigration that would fan the flames of populist racist politics.
“Occasionally he was criticised for caution, but it was so obvious, the more you got to know him, that it was his underlying passion for peace, justice and his basic compassion that determined all his actions.
“Kofi was a devoted family man and it was always a pleasure to see him and Nane together, their love and respect for each other a lesson in itself.
“After retirement, he undertook a work schedule that would have been punishing for someone half his age, and when Richard Branson and I joined him at his 80th birthday party earlier this year, he was as full of plans, as ever, of what we could all do to improve life for those least well off all over the world.
“It was an honour to get to know this extraordinary man and to learn what a warm and kind person he really was, whose gentle nature and humour, along with a very infectious laugh, could illuminate as much as it could melt away tensions.
The world seems a lot emptier without him.”
Full statement from Dan Rather:
On cue, in the wake of the stunning defeat of his health care initiative, President Trump is back sowing the seeds of division to appeal to his rabid base.
In a speech in front of law enforcement, he condoned police brutality. This is outrageous of course. But expect much more like it. The more isolated Mr. Trump gets, the more he is going to try to hold on to his political power by stirring up the seeds of intolerance. He will blame the “other” – no matter if that is transgender soldiers or past presidents at a Boy Scout rally. Both of those recent events backfired against Mr. Trump. The vast majority of the American public is not as hateful or spiteful as the president. The fissures in the GOP are cracking. They bought into Mr. Trump with the hopes of legislative victories. Now they see a self-described dealmaker dealing only in mounting losses and toxic rhetoric that riles up a few but turns off many more.
Playing up law and order as a culture war is a longtime tactic. But I don’t think it will play this time. Most people understand that we need police. Most police are good, decent, brave public servants. And the best police officers will tell you that the kind of policing that Mr. Trump is advocating is not only unconstitutional it is downright counterproductive. Most people are also horrified by police brutality. We need a lot of work on this issue. There is a lot of understandable tension between the police in many places and the people they are supposed to serve. There are longstanding racial histories at play. But I think we can overcome this. If we work together.
The role of a president should be about building unity. Those who are most powerful and most successful are the ones who do this. Only six months into office, Mr. Trump’s trajectory seems to be rapidly heading in the opposite direction.