Former bodybuilding champion, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger urged Russian troops to hear his message on the truth of what is happening in Ukraine..In a video posted to Youtube, Schwarzenegger reaches out to multiple different Russian groups including soldiers, protestors and President Vladimir Putin..He said Russian soldiers need their eyes opened to the various lies they’ve been told: that they’ve been fighting Nazis, they are heroes to Ukrainians, the operations in Ukraine are only “exercises,” they are protecting ethnic Russians in Ukraine..“Your lives, your limbs, your futures have been sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world,” said.Schwarzenegger..He said the Russian citizens are brainwashed by “Russian propaganda,” how the realities of war are different than what they’ve been told and it can be seen by the sanctions and condemning done by the rest of the world.”.“Because of its brutality, Russia is now being isolated from the society of nations.”.“So I urge the Russian people and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine to understand the propaganda and the disinformation that you are being told,” said.Schwarzenegger..“I ask that you help me spread the truth.”.Schwarzenegger added a message to Putin in the video..“You started this war. You are leading this war. You can stop this war.”.He highlighted how many innocent lives are being lost for no reason, with hospitals and schools being bombed..Schwarzenegger had a specific message to Russian protestors showing activism against the war..“The world has seen your bravery. We know that you have suffered the consequences of your courage.”.“You have been arrested. You have been jailed. And you have been beaten..“You are my new heroes. You have the true heart of Russia.”.Schwarzenegger’s video included an explanation of his personal history with Russian idol Yuri Petrovich Vlasov, who inspired his weightlifting career, and his.affection for the Russian people..He calls himself “a long-time friend of the Russian people” and wants to be heard by them..The video is made with English and Russian subtitles and was put out on various channels..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
