Rock music icon Slash has joined others in his career by wholeheartedly backing Ukraine in its wartime effort towards Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
A video posted to Twitter late Wednesday night time reveals Slash standing in entrance of a Ukrainian flag. It has been seen over 167,000 instances.
"I stand for Ukraine and I stand for freedom," stated the famed guitarist who blew onto the music scene in Weapons 'N Roses. "I really feel that the opposite governments of the world ought to do no matter they'll to help Ukraine and provides them no matter they want to have the ability to beat Putin again."
The video was posted by @Ukraine accompanied with the textual content: "Thanks @Slash for serving to us get the weapons. In order that we will even have the roses to have a good time our victory later. #ArmUkraineNow."
On Thursday morning, President Joe Bidenheld a press convention offering updates on the US' involvement within the ongoing battle, saying the U.S. would ship an extra $800 million in safety help to Ukraine, in addition to set up a brand new program to streamline Ukrainians looking for to enter the U.S.
Slash has turn into the most recent musician to publicly malign Putin and Russia's offenses in Ukraine, becoming a member of Ukrainian progressive rock band Jinjer, Russian feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot, and lead guitarist Noodles of The Offspring, in line with Loud Wire.
David Gilmour and Nick Mason, remaining members of the legendary band Pink Floyd, joined with Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the band BoomBox, in line with Guitar World, to report a brand new music titled Hey Hey Rise Up.
Gilmour, one of many world's famend guitarists, performed a present in 2015 at Koko in London in help of the Belarus Free Theatre, whose members had been imprisoned, Guitar World reported, however as a consequence of visa points, Khlyvnyuk could not play, so Gilmour ended up taking part in with Pussy Riot and even devoted a model of Want You Have been Right here for the Ukrainian.
Quick ahead a few years, Gilmour stated he noticed an Instagram submit of Khlyvnyuk combating on the behalf of his place of origin, even singing within the streets. Gilmour, who reportedly has a Ukrainian daughter-in-law and grandchildren, referred to as it "a robust second" that made him wish to report a brand new observe for Ukraine.
"We, like so many, have been feeling the fury and the frustration of this vile act of an impartial, peaceable democratic nation being invaded and having its folks murdered by one of many world's main powers," Gilmour stated in a press release.
Unique Pink Floyd member and founder Roger Waters had nothing to do with the brand new observe, which just lately topped the singles downloads chart in the UK. It additionally debuted at No. 5 on the UK Billboards Prime 10.
In the beginning of the onslaught, Ukrainian artists stayed steadfast and used their musical abilities to ship a message to Russia and the world, World Information reported.
Vera Lytovchenko, a violinist with the Kharkiv Metropolis Opera Orchestra and a music instructor, lived within the basement of her condominium constructing to keep away from bombings aboveground and performed music that was uploaded on YouTube. She was later joined by violinists worldwide.
Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, frontman for arguably Ukraine's largest rock band Okean Elzy, continued touring across the nation to carry out songs about love and struggle–even taking part in for wounded people and medical workers in Kharkiv throughout one cease.
Newsweek reached out to Slash and the Safety Service of Ukraine for remark.
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