Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has spoken out against the Russia-Ukraine war that has shocked the international community.Â
Arnold Schwarzenegger Speaks Out Against The Russia-Ukraine War-‘This Is An Illegal War’
The Russian attack has devastated Ukraine, as a significant proportion of people have had to flee the country as a result. While there are attempts behind-the-scenes to find a resolution, the very fact of the matter is that we are no closer to reaching that as of yet.
Despite the attempts of the international community to isolate Russia by taking measures such as imposing economic sanctions, it has not deterred Russian President Vladimir Putin from continuing to press ahead with his policy.Â
But in an attempt to change that, Arnold addressed the President directly by stating that he could end all this. In an official statement, he said: “To President Putin, I say, you started this war. You are leading this war. You can stop this war.”Â
In reality, Putin has shown that he will not cripple under the pressure from the international community to back down. Therefore, the only other way to stop this conflict would be to appeal to the Russian people.Â
And this is precisely what Arnold did with his comments. Not only did he state that he has a fondness for the people of Russia, he also called on the soldiers in the combat to question whether they were really doing the right thing.Â
After all, if the military did decide that they no longer wanted to be a part of this conflict, then this could all end tomorrow. He added: “This is an illegal war. Your lives, your limbs, your futures, are being sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world.”
The response on social media was very mixed. A certain subset of people called out the actor on the basis that he had not spoken out with such fervour in the past against other similar wars, which were devastating too. One person wrote: “But, did he do the same when Bush invaded Iraq and Afghanistan?”
Regardless of what you think about Arnold, there is no denying that this conflict has to stop. And that is something that we can all agree on. If you liked reading this article, then check out our other features on the Daily Soap Dish.
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