Russian model Irina Shayk has spoken out against the Russian attack on Ukraine, which has devastated the latter country.
Russian Model Irina Shayk Speaks Out On The Russia-Ukraine War-‘No To War’
The conflict has resulted in civilians being killed, as well as large numbers of people having to relocate to neighbouring countries to escape. And for Irina being Russian, this has meant that she has a connection to what is going on.
After all, this crisis could inadvertently lead to an increase in hate crimes against Russian citizens, irrespective of the fact that some oppose the war. This was similarly seen by attacks against members from the Asian community following the Covid crisis.
So, in a post to her fans on Instagram, she shared a picture of a peace sign that was in black and white to symbolise the two countries. The post was captioned by the following comments: “No To War.
“I will be donating to @unicef and @redcrossukraine – Please check my stories for donation links and resources, give what you can. [broken heart emoji] Praying for [world] peace.” Irina’s comments fit in line with the majority of what Russians are thinking.
This can be seen by the large numbers of people that have been arrested in Russia for protesting against the war. And unlike Irina who has the benefit of living in another country, they do not have the same opportunity. Nevertheless, by using her huge public platform to speak out against this, she will encourage others to do the same.
She was praised heavily on social media for clearly expressing that her own country was at war. And by siding with the Ukrainian people, it demonstrated that she wanted the war to end as soon as possible, rather than siding with a particular position on a partisan basis.
One user wrote: “Huge respect for Irina Shayk for using a word “war” when posting about Ukraine. I noticed some Russian celebrities talked about it as “a conflict” and lost a lot of following on social media.”
Irina should be commended for the position that she has taken, as if she were to ever visit Russia again, her words may end up having consequences for her by those who favour Russian aggression.
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