The armed conflict that, at the moment, involves Ukraine and Russia this week became the leading issue in international news.
Almost immediately, different countries, as well as figures from the sports, music and entertainment announced their rejection of Russian actions and decided to call for the end of the war.
A Javier Bardem could already be seen standing in the middle of a demonstration that took place at the Russian Embassy in Madrid, Spain, last 24 February, to make an appeal to be “at the level of reception and care” of the refugees that will cause the “violation” of the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine by Russia.
“I have come in a personal capacity to express my condemnation of this absurd attack and cruel on the part of Putin to Ukraine”, Bardem sentenced in an interview he gave to Efe.
Even, a Sean Penn, who is currently in Kiev documenting the invasion that the country is suffering by the Russian troops and thus be able to “tell the world the truth”.
And recently, Elton John. The British singer joined those voices around the world that have condemned the war and during a concert in New Jersey, he referred to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, as a “little bastard”.
Elton was presented this Friday, 25 February, in the city of Newark as part of his farewell stage tour and took a moment to express his solidarity with Ukrainians, to whom he dedicated his hit of 25 “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, according to the newspaper NJ.com.
The music icon recalled that he has visited Ukraine many times as part of his foundation against AIDS, after which he stated that “some people are awful, aren’t they?” referring to the Russian president.
“Absolutely appalling. There is no justification for this. Little bastard, I hate him”
Elton John
The famous interpreter of ‘Your Song’ received a strong applause from some 15,000 people who came to the Prudential Center in Newark for their “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” concert, which was scheduled for April 1974 and was rescheduled for this year.