Arnold Schwarzenegger

In a video posted to Twitter, the former bodybuilder spoke of his admiration for the Russian people but said there are "moments like this that are so wrong ...

A Jewish president, I might add, whose father's three brothers were all murdered by the Nazis. He lived the rest of his life in pain. I don't want you to be broken like my father.

In a video posted on Twitter, former California governor says invasion of Ukraine 'is not the Russian people's war'.

“To the Russian troops listening to this broadcast … I don’t want you to be broken like my father. “The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me,” he said. “The Russian government has lied not only to its citizens but also to its soldiers … Some were told that the Ukrainian people would greet them like heroes. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine,” the Hollywood star said. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war.

The Terminator star praised Russian citizens who are risking their safety to protest against the Kremlin's brutal invasion.

He said: "You started this war. That is why I have to tell you the truth. "You are my new heroes. "I know that your government has told you that this is a war to 'de-Nazify' Ukraine. This is not true. The video, accompanied by Russian subtitles, explained: "When my father left Leningrad, He was broken physically and mentally and lived the rest of his life in pain. Neither did nationalists or Nazis. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war.

'To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast… I don't want you to be broken like my father,' he said.

“To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast, you already know much of the truth that I’m speaking. Pain from a broken back, pain from the shrapnel that always reminded him of those terrible years. “No one likes to hear something critical of their government, I understand that.

"I don't want you to be broken like my father," the actor and former California governor said, in part, in a nine-minute address attempting to punch through ...

“We know that you’ve suffered the consequences of your courage. That is why I have to tell you the truth. “[My father] was injured at Leningrad, and the Nazi army he was part of did vicious harm to the great city and to its brave people,” he said. “The world has seen your bravery,” he said. “I’m sending this message to various different channels to reach my dear Russian friends and the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine,” Schwarzenegger said in a nine-minute address embedded below. “The destruction that Russian bombs are raining down on innocent civilians has so outraged the world that the strongest global economic sanctions ever taken have been imposed on your country.

In a lengthy nine-minute video posted to his Twitter account, the actor and former Governor of California outlined his history with Russia, his views on the ...

And you have been beaten. You have been jailed. You have been arrested.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he wants to “debunk Russian mistruths” in a message to the people of Russia, saying: “Ukraine did not start this war.”.

This is not the Russian people’s war.” The 74-year-old actor posted a message directed at the Russian people saying “there are things going on in the world that are being kept from you, terrible things that you should know about”. The 74-year-old actor posted a message directed at the Russian people saying “there are things going on in the world that are being kept from you, terrible things that you should know about”.

The Hollywood star described himself as a "longtime friend of the Russian people" who are being lied to by the Russian leader.

And you have been beaten. You have been jailed. You have been arrested.

The 74-year-old actor turned politician recorded a 10-minute speech in which he debunked Kremlin propaganda, in an effort to shed light on the true extent of ...

The former television star also shared the video on his Telegram page in a further attempt to spread the message. This is an illegal war, your lives, your limbs are being sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world.” “There are moments like this that are so wrong and then we have to speak up.

'To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast… I don't want you to be broken like my father,' he said.

“To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast, you already know much of the truth that I’m speaking. Pain from a broken back, pain from the shrapnel that always reminded him of those terrible years. “No one likes to hear something critical of their government, I understand that.

"Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed to Vladimir Putin on Thursday to end the "senseless" war in Ukraine and praised Russians protesting the ...

"The world has seen your bravery," he said. "He was broken physically and mentally and lived the rest of his life in pain," he said. "This is an illegal war. This is not the Russian people's war." "The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me," he said. "This is not true.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a direct appeal to the Russian President and the people of Russia to shed light on 'the truth' about the 'humanitarian ...

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they're being lied to about the war in Ukraine.

Schwarzenegger described his long ties to Russia, having traveled there as a body builder and film action hero. “This is an illegal war,” Schwarzenegger said, looking straight into the camera while seated at a desk in a study. It was subtitled in Russian. You can stop this war.” He said many of the troops now know those claims were false. Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine

In a video, Schwarzenegger suggested that opposing the war in Ukraine is a feat of strength.

“Let me close with a message to all of the Russians who have been protesting in the streets against the invasion of Ukraine. The world has seen your bravery. Schwarzenegger seems to anticipate this, saying he’s sending the message through “various different channels,” and encouraging viewers to share it with their Russian friends. He knows these citizens have the power to do strong things again. He also seems to anticipate something else: that his international celebrity might count for something here. He explains that Ukraine is not riddled with Nazis as the Kremlin has told Russian citizens — Ukraine’s president is Jewish. His words are intercut with news footage from recent weeks: buildings destroyed, people killed. Why would ordinary Russian people listen to the former Governator when there have been news stories of them refusing to believe even their own relatives in Ukraine about what’s really happening during the invasion?

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Russians in a video posted on social media they're being lied to about the war in Ukraine.

The film icon told Russians in a video posted on social media they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine and accused President Vladimir Putin of sacrificing Russian soldiers’ lives for his own ambitions. The film icon told Russians in a video posted on social media they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine and accused President Vladimir Putin of sacrificing Russian soldiers’ lives for his own ambitions. Schwarzenegger described his long ties to Russia, having traveled there as a body builder and film action hero. “This is an illegal war,” Schwarzenegger said, looking straight into the camera while seated at a desk in a study. FILE - Arnold Schwarzenegger, founder of the "Austrian World Summit", talks about his dreams and actions to fight the climate crisis in Vienna, Austria, on July 1, 2021. FILE - Arnold Schwarzenegger, founder of the "Austrian World Summit", talks about his dreams and actions to fight the climate crisis in Vienna, Austria, on July 1, 2021.

Arnold Schwarzenegger warns Russian soldiers not to buy into propaganda, like his Nazi father once did, and became 'broken'.

He lived the rest of his life in pain — pain from a broken back, pain from the shrapnel that always reminded him of those terrible years and pain from the guilt that he felt. The truth about Schwarzenegger's father and his time as a Nazi became public in the late-80s, following the death of the elder Schwarzenegger in 1972, and was brought up again during the actor's run for governor in 2003, and again in 2020 following Schwarzenegger's criticisms of those not heeding COVID restrictions. Schwarzenneger invokes the memory of his father, Gustav Schwarzenegger, a Nazi sergeant in Austria's army during the Second World War, and the lies he was told to justify the abominations he went on to perform. "I know that your government has told you that this is a war to denazify Ukraine," Schwarzenegger says, referencing the Russian president's various justifications for his war, and citing the 141 nations who have condemned his actions in Ukraine. Schwarzenegger then urges the Russian people and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine "to understand the propaganda and the disinformation that you are being told." "The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me. Arnold Schwarzenegger's message to Russian soldiers: 'I don't want you to be broken' like my Nazi father The actor and former California governor addressed the people of Russia in an attempt to break through the country's wall of propaganda over its war in Ukraine. Arnold Schwarzenegger is flexing his diplomatic muscles in a nine-minute video uploaded to Twitter in which the action star and former Governor of California implores Russian soldiers to avoid becoming like his father, a Nazi solider who regretted his involvement in World War II. Schwarzenegger begins his message by tracing his love of Russia and the Russian people to Olympic weightlifter Yuri Petrovich Vlasov, the man who inspired him to pick up weights in the first place.

Arnold Schwarzenegger carried the weight of the world Thursday by making a video he hopes will reach the people of Russia.

“I ask you to help me spread the truth.” And that’s why, according to the 74-year-old actor, he hopes Russians who hear his message believe him when he says Putin’s assault on Ukraine is unjust. He recalled Vlasov being “kind” and said he will never forget that day. “I’m sending this message to various different channels to reach my dear Russian friends and the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine,” he began. When he was 14, Schwarzenegger, who is Austrian American, got to meet his idol. Before talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the action star recalled being inspired by weight-lifter Yuri Petrovich Vlasov as a child.

The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me. That is why I hope that you will let me tell you the truth about the war in ...

So I urge the Russian people and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine to understand the propaganda and the disinformation that you are being told. And to the Russians who have been protesting on the streets against the invasion of Ukraine: The world has seen your bravery. I regret to tell you that thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed. But as a longtime friend of the Russian people, I hope that you will hear what I have to say. That is why I hope that you will let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine. No one likes to hear something critical of their government. I know that your government has told you this is a war to de-Nazify Ukraine. This is not true. The world has turned against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine. Whole city blocks have been flattened by Russian artillery and bombs, including a children’s hospital and a maternity hospital. The reason I’m telling you all of this is that ever since I was 14 years old, I’ve had nothing but affection and respect for the people of Russia. The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me. I have a message for my Russian friends, and for the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine: There are things going on in the world that have been kept from you, terrible things that you should know about. Years later, I was in Moscow to film Red Heat, the first American movie allowed to film in Red Square. Yuri and I spent the whole day together. He didn’t like Russians, because of his experience in the Second World War, when he was injured in Leningrad. (The Nazi army that he was part of did vicious harm to that great city and to its brave people.) My father told me to take Petrovich’s picture down, and to find a German or Austrian hero. All of a sudden a 14-year-old boy was standing in front of the strongest man in the world.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an impassioned appeal to the Russian people in a video posted on social media, asking them to resist their ...

You have the strength of Yuri Petrovich Vlasov. You have the true heart of Russia." He heavily criticized the Russian government for the invasion, saying they "lied not only to its citizens but to its soldiers" for the reasons behind the war. "I know the Russian people are not aware such things are happening, so I urge the Russian people and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine to understand the propaganda and the disinformation that you are being told. We know that you have suffered the consequences of your courage," he said." "Those in power in the Kremlin started this war." I ask you to help me spread the truth."

In the nine-minute video, Schwarzenegger said Russian soldiers were told they'd be fighting Nazis in Ukraine, or to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine or that ...

Schwarzenegger described his long ties to Russia, having traveled there as a body builder and film action hero. “This is an illegal war,” Schwarzenegger said, looking straight into the camera while seated at a desk in a study. He said many of the troops now know those claims were false.