“What’s the opposite of music? The silence of devastated cities and people killed,” Zelensky said in a video featuring John Legend performing “Free” featuring Ukrainian musicians and a reading by Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuck. “Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today, to tell our story. Support us in any way you can. Any, but no silence,” Zelenski said, wearing his trademark olive green t-shirt. , in English, with a hoarse voice. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the audience of the 64th annual Grammy Awards show about the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a Grammy show takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 3, 2022. REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni read more War broke out in Ukraine more than a month ago after the invasion of Russian military forces, displacing millions of civilians and turning cities into ruins. Russia describes its actions in Ukraine as a “special operation”. The actor who became the leader of the wartime, Zelenski, 44, has used night videos with great results at home, often appearing unshaven and wearing a T-shirt, and has also transmitted his image directly to parliaments around the world. He has appealed to allies in speeches in the US Congress, the National Diet of Japan, the British and Australian parliaments and the Israeli Knesset, and on Sunday chose an event dedicated to the world language of music to inspire support for his country. “Our musicians wear armor instead of tuxedos, they sing to the injured, to hospitals, even to those who do not hear them, but the music will leak,” he said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Maria Caspani, Rami Ayyub and Daniel Trotta. Edited by: Christopher Cushing and Stephen Coates Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
