Schwarzenegger developed a close relationship with Russia over the course of his career. “However, the harrowing war in Ukraine has now isolated the country from the rest of the world,” he says. “And the government has lied to its people about the real reasons for the war. The Kremlin rulers have started this war. This is not the war of the Russians.”
“I know that the Russian people are not aware that such things are happening,” he continues. “That is why I call on the people and Russian soldiers in Ukraine to see through the propaganda and misinformation being told,” the former said. governor of California. “I ask you to help me spread the truth. Please inform your Russian fellow citizens about the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Ukraine.”
The people in Russia who take to the streets to protest against the war, Schwarzenegger called his “new heroes”. He also turned directly to President Vladimir Putin. “You started this war. You are leading this war. You can stop this war.”