Of the original members of Pink Floyd, only David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason participate. Bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney complete the band. Gilmour has a Ukrainian daughter-in-law and tells the website Loudwire to be very angry about the invasion. He calls it a “despicable act.”
The song is based on a protest song from the First World War. Khlivnjoek sang the song in Kiev and there are images on social media. The song, whose English title The Red Viburnum In The Meadow reads, has become a protest song against the invasion of Ukraine. Hey Hey Rise up and rejoice reads the last line of the song and that was the source of inspiration for the Pink Floyd track.
By the way, Khlivnjoek toured the United States with his band Boombox when the Russians invaded Ukraine. The singer interrupted the tour and returned to his country to join the army. Gilmour spoke to the musician as he was hospitalized after being injured in a mortar attack.
Pink Floyd last released material in 2014. That was the album The Endless River, a sequel to the 1994 album The Division Album.