ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has posted a stark message to ordinary Russians, telling them they are being lied to by their leaders about the war.
The Terminator star, 74, insisted he was a long-time friend of their country but that he had to speak out to “debunk Russian mistruths”.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has posted a stark message to ordinary Russians, telling them they are being lied to by their leaders about the war. 2
Arnie said that the world was turning against Russian for flattening entire cities and hospitals, while thousands of its soldiers had been killed Credit: Reuters
In a Twitter video he said: “There are things going on in the world that are being kept from you, terrible things that you should know about.
“There are moments like this that are so wrong we have to speak up.
“Ukraine did not start this war. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war.”
He said that the world was turning against Russian for flattening entire cities and hospitals, while thousands of its soldiers had been killed.
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He added: “The Russian Government has lied not only to its citizens, but to its soldiers.
“This is an illegal war, your lives, your limbs are being sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world.”
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