Zelenskyy Asks Grammys Audience to Support ‘In Any Way You Can’

Zelenskyy Asks Grammys Audience to Support ‘In Any Way You Can’
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the audience of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards show about the invasion of Ukraine by Russia through a video feed as the Grammy show takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 3, 2022. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday made a surprise video appearance at the music industry’s star-studded Grammy Awards celebration in Las Vegas and appealed to viewers to support his country “in any way you can.”

“What is more opposite to music? The silence of ruined cities and killed people,” said Zelenskyy in the video that introduced John Legend’s performance of “Free” and featured Ukrainian musicians and a reading by Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuck.