Arnold Schwarzenegger

On Thursday, Arnold Schwarzenegger took to social media to try and talk to the citizens of Russia. It was clear that Arnold was emotional when trying to ...

“To President Putin, I say: You started this war. That is why I have to tell you the truth. I love the Russian people.

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

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.

The actor directly reached out to the citizens of Russia, imploring them to understand what's really taking place in Ukraine.

You can stop this war.” You are leading this war. This is an illegal war.” And you have been beaten. You have been jailed. You have been arrested.

Before Arnold Schwarzenegger began as a champion bodybuilder, global movie star and governor of California, he was a kid growing up in post-war Austria.

“And to the Russians who have been protesting on the streets against the invasion of Ukraine: The world has seen your bravery. Remember that 11 million Russians have family connections to Ukraine. With every bullet that you shoot, you shoot a brother or a sister. “I know that your government has told you this is a war to de-Nazify Ukraine. This is not true. “I spoke to the American people this way last year on January 6, when a wild crowd was storming the U. S. Capitol trying to overthrow our government. Neither did nationalists or Nazis. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war; this is not the Russian people’s war.” Your lives, your limbs, and your futures are being sacrificed for a senseless war, condemned by the entire world. When he left Leningrad, he was broken physically and mentally. All of a sudden, a 14-year-old boy was standing in front of the strongest man in the world. With the confidence of an actor, Schwarzenegger invites them hear his message. “No one likes to hear something critical of their government. He relates a story from his boyhood when he saw Yury Petrovich Vlasov win a world weightlifting title. It balances facts with notes of friendship and unity.

Schwarzenegger asks Russians to spread the word about the 'human catastrophe' and tells Russian protesters the world is watching.

The 74-year-old Republican, who started as a bodybuilder before reaching worldwide fame in action films, called on Putin to stop the invasion. “You are my new heroes.” “The world has seen your bravery. “To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast, you already know much of the truth that I’m speaking. Schwarzenegger accompanied the video with a caption that read: I love the Russian people. Article content

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 information campaign over Russia's invasion of Ukraine is in full swing as a wide cast of characters -- from the US State Department to Ukrainian ...

Stacey McCue, a Florida nurse, has sent roughly 100 text messages and hundreds of emails to Russians using the platform. Americans are among the many people who have sent text messages to Russians using a website built by an international group of volunteer programmers known as Squad303. Analysts say it is unlikely that any single platform or messaging campaign is going to break through with the Russian public in a significant way. Stop making such calls!" We should bring real news to them." "And I trust and hope that we are doing something along those lines."

In it, the “Terminator” and “Kindergarten Cop” star pleads with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this war” and invokes his father's wounds while ...

And they want to put together blockbuster televised hearings that the public actually tunes into, according to people with knowledge of the process who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly.” While the rollout marks a glimmer of good news, the program continues to face intense criticism over costs and its aging technology,” our colleague Christian Davenport reports. That year, he also ran on the Democratic, Independence and Working Families Party ballot lines. “In a high-stakes video call, President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping spoke Friday morning for the first time since November amid concerns that China will help Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine,” ABC News's Libby Cathey reports. “Brase finds himself at the center of a movement that has swollen to include not just parents concerned about vaccine mandates for their children, but also involves men associated with violent extremist groups and people who falsely believe government leaders are running satanic child sex trafficking rings. He shows he visited Russia, and has pride in filming the first movie allowed to shoot in Red Square,” said Singer. “The question, though, is does it actually reach the target, from a technology standpoint,” Singer said. The man who will forever be Ah-nuld to many a Gen X-er also drew motivation from something his late father said. “Let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine.” That campaign aims to erode support for the military operation and his regime more broadly, although it’s too soon to quantify how much of an impact it's having. Ketchell estimated they accounted for a quarter of the people interacting with him. That is why I have to tell you the truth.