Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters speaks at UN Security Council meeting. The meeting was convened by Russia, which also invited a musician who has repeatedly promoted Russian narratives about a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A recording of the meeting with Waters' speech is available on the UN website.

“We are here to discuss the possibility of peace in Ukraine, especially given the increase in the supply of weapons that comes to this unfortunate country,” the musician said at the beginning of his speech..

He also added that “the Russian invasion of Ukraine was illegal. I condemn him in the strongest terms. But also the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked.. Therefore, I also condemn provocateurs in the strongest terms.”.

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The musician said he spoke on behalf of the "

Waters stressed that the veto power in the UN Security Council belongs only to its permanent members, which he considers " He also believes that this makes the Council " And this “toothlessness” can be positive, since he expresses the opinion of the “silent majority” without fear that “he will be beheaded”.

Silent millions say thank you for hearing us today. There are many of us, we do not believe in the prophets of the military industry, we did not raise our sons and daughters for your guns, we consider the only reasonable way out to call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine - without “if”, without “but”, without “and”. He also said that the war must be stopped so that the deaths of Ukrainians and Russians do not continue, "

" President Biden, President Putin, President Zelensky, US, NATO, Russia, EU, all of you, please change course now.. Agree on a ceasefire in Ukraine right now, ”said the musician.

Permanent Representative of Ukraine Serhiy Kislitsa, speaking after Waters's speech, noted that he himself called Vladimir Putin the "

He also added that in 1979 Pink Floyd condemned the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, after which the group was banned in the Soviet Union.. “It is ironic, and perhaps even hypocritical, that Mr. Waters is now trying to whitewash another invasion. How sad for his former fans to see how he turned into just a brick in the wall, the wall of Russian disinformation and propaganda, ”Kislitsa added..

He also noted that "

Unlike Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour, who supports Ukraine and removed his music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus, Roger Waters supports Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, considers the Ukrainian government a “US puppet”, turned to Ukraine with a demand.

Ukrainians criticized Waters when, in September, he published an open letter from Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, in which he opposed the supply of arms to Kyiv by the West..

In the letter, he called for " Waters called Russia's war against Ukraine a "