A Call for Ukrainian Unity and an Appeal to Putin Against War

Second. I want to address our current government.

I could say many unflattering things, but we're on a respected channel, and I'll show you respect and ask you to respect the people.

If people in the East and Crimea want to speak Russian, leave them alone. Back off.

Legally, give them the opportunity to speak Russian.

Language will never divide our homeland.

I have Jewish blood, I speak Russian, but I'm a citizen of Ukraine. I love this country and don't want to be part of another country.

Third. By the way, you promised that— you said that our government was all people from Donetsk and that we'd do things differently.

Now in our country, in the government, rather, there's not a single person from Donetsk.

And you promised us a government that would care, that would care for all the regions of our country, a united country.

Third. I really want to address Mr. Putin.

Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, please don't allow even the slightest hint of a military conflict on your part, because Russia and Ukraine— we truly are brotherly peoples.

I know millions, I know thousands of people, who live in Russia, wonderful people, we're the same color, we have the same blood, we all understand one another, regardless of language.

If you want, well, I personally, I'm telling you honestly, I'm ready, I don't know if you need me to, I can beg you on my knees, to beg you on my knees, but please don't bring our people to their knees.

And I want to address our Ukrainians. Guys, we are a great people, and you are a great people.

We are absolutely one country. We all love each other immensely.

Neither Europe nor Russia. Think only of yourselves.

If God can't help us today, may reason and love help us.

I love you. That's it. Vladislav, with Jews like these, we're a great nation.

Thank you. Thank you. I'll joke like that.

It's nothing. Thank you.