A popular television program took into account the war that broke out in Ukraine this week.
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An American known for his humor Saturday Night Live program made an exception on Saturday. At the beginning of the program, you are used to seeing a start-up check, but this time it was skipped.
Cast Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong presented a Ukrainian choir from New York as the opening number. Chorus Dumka performed the song in the broadcast Prayer for Ukraine ie “Prayer for Ukraine”.
The choir performed surrounded by candles and the singers were dressed in traditional national costumes. You can watch the presentation in the video at the end of the story.
At the end of the song, the camera pointed to a table with the word Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, where the fighting was gaining momentum.
On Saturday, it was reported that nearly 200 Ukrainian civilians had died in the war launched by Russia this week.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has rejected Russia’s invitation to negotiate. He justifies his refusal on the grounds that Russia has chosen Belarus as the venue for negotiations. According to Zelensky, Belarus is not a neutral party, but a partner in Russia’s crime.