Arnold Schwarzenegger

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they're being lied to about the war in Ukraine.

Schwarzenegger described his long ties to Russia, having traveled there as a body builder and film action hero. “This is an illegal war,” Schwarzenegger said, looking straight into the camera while seated at a desk in a study. It was subtitled in Russian. You can stop this war.” He said many of the troops now know those claims were false. Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine

In a video, Schwarzenegger suggested that opposing the war in Ukraine is a feat of strength.

“Let me close with a message to all of the Russians who have been protesting in the streets against the invasion of Ukraine. The world has seen your bravery. Schwarzenegger seems to anticipate this, saying he’s sending the message through “various different channels,” and encouraging viewers to share it with their Russian friends. He knows these citizens have the power to do strong things again. He also seems to anticipate something else: that his international celebrity might count for something here. He explains that Ukraine is not riddled with Nazis as the Kremlin has told Russian citizens — Ukraine’s president is Jewish. His words are intercut with news footage from recent weeks: buildings destroyed, people killed. Why would ordinary Russian people listen to the former Governator when there have been news stories of them refusing to believe even their own relatives in Ukraine about what’s really happening during the invasion?

In a video posted on Twitter, former California governor says invasion of Ukraine 'is not the Russian people's war'.

“To the Russian troops listening to this broadcast … I don’t want you to be broken like my father. “The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me,” he said. “The Russian government has lied not only to its citizens but also to its soldiers … Some were told that the Ukrainian people would greet them like heroes. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine,” the Hollywood star said. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war.

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger exposes the realities of the Ukraine war to Russian people in an emotional video.

Schwarzenegger asked Russians to spread the word about the "human catastrophe" and told Russian protesters the world was watching. - Schwarzenegger went to Twitter to share information to Russian people about the war in Ukraine Arnold Schwarzenegger posts video to 'tell the truth' about the war in Ukraine to Russian people

In it, the “Terminator” and “Kindergarten Cop” star pleads with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this war” and invokes his father's wounds while ...

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Former California governor and body building legend Arnold Schwarzenegger has released an impassioned video on Twitter, calling on Vladimir Putin to stop ...

"To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast, you already know much of the truth that I'm speaking. "The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me. "This is not the Russian people's war."