Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Calls For Humanitarian No-Fly Zone: “Is This Too Much To Ask?”

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Grammys as the annual music awards returned. The war-torn country's leader appeared in a video, filmed in his bunker, on Sunday night (April 3).

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made a special virtual appearance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, where he urged musicians to “tell our story” during a powerful speech. The Ukrainian leader delivered his message amid Russia’s ongoing attacks against his country. The message was recorded from a bunker in Kyiv.

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shown their support for Ukraine via fashion statements and ribbons emblazoned with messages in support of refugees. During Sunday's GRAMMY Awards, the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, sent his thanks and pleas for more support as the country continues to battle the ongoing Russian invasion.Zelensky, who was a comedian and actor himself before winning the presidency in 2019, appeared via a pre-taped message during the ceremony, introducing a performance by John Legend by imploring viewers to fill the silence of war with music and speak out about the ongoing conflict.«The war doesn't let us choose who survives and who stays in eternal silence,» Zelensky said, in English. «Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals.

“The war. What’s more opposite to music?” asked Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky when he appeared on the Grammys telecast via video. Zelensky went on to an extended explanation of how war silences music and music can end war.

Sean Penn has vowed to bid farewell to his golden statues. While appearing remotely from Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, the two-time Oscar winner did not mince words as he told CNN's Jim Acosta he would «smelt» his Academy Award statues in public if it turns out Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not offered an opportunity to participate in the ceremony on Sunday. «There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give him that opportunity to talk to all of us,» Penn said of Zelensky, a fellow former actor. «This is a man who understands movies and had his own very long and successful career in that.»Penn alleged, «It is my understanding that a decision has been made not to do it.

Oscars in public if Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is not invited to tonight’s (March 27) 2022 Academy Awards.Last week, Amy Schumer claimed that Oscars producers turned down her idea for the president to appear via video link at the ceremony.The comedian is set to host the ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, and noted how there are “so many eyes on the Oscars” that it would be an opportunity to highlight the Russian-Ukrainian war.“I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars,” she said (via Yahoo). “I am not afraid to go there, but it’s not me producing the Oscars.”In response, Penn – who is currently in Ukraine shooting a documentary on the Russian invasion – said that if Zelensky does not appear, actors should boycott the ceremony.“If it turns out to be what is happening, I would encourage everyone involved, though it may be their moment, and I understand that, to celebrate their films, it is so much more importantly their moment to shine, and to protest and to boycott that Academy Awards.

Sean Penn gives the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences an ultimatum regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the Oscars tomorrow.  Penn, who took home the awards for Best Actor for the films Mystic River and Milk, told Acosta that the Oscars must have Zelensky on the program — otherwise, viewers and guests should boycott the ceremony.

Amy Schumer has claimed that Oscars producers turned down her idea for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to appear via video link at the ceremony.The comedian is set to host next weekend’s ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, and noted how there are “so many eyes on the Oscars” that it would be an opportunity to highlight the Russian-Ukrainian war.Russia sent military forces into Ukraine on February 24, and The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties between that date and March 15. The UN (via the BBC) has also estimated that there are around 1.85million internally displaced people within Ukraine.Zelensky has also appeared via video link to appeal to a number of governments over the past few weeks, including the UK Parliament and the US Congress.Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, Schumer explained how she wanted to use the Oscars to put a spotlight on serious issues.“I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars,” she said (via Yahoo).

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