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Roger Waters<\/a> has referred to as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u201cillegal\u201d however stated the struggle was \u201cnot unprovoked\u201d.<\/p>\n The former Pink Floyd<\/a> member spoke on the United Nations Security Council assembly earlier in the present day (February 8), after being requested to take action by Russian officers.<\/p>\n After talking extra broadly about struggle, its results on residents and the atmosphere, and extra, Waters shared his ideas on the present struggle in Ukraine. The musician and activist stated he would \u201cendeavour to express what I believe to be the feelings of countless of our brothers and sisters across the world\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms,\u201d Waters stated. \u201cAlso, the Russian invasion was not unprovoked, so I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms. There \u2013 that\u2019s got that out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rm1GNVK4mP8<\/a><\/p>\n Elsewhere within the speech, the star warned that sacrificing the folks for earnings or world domination would \u201clead only to disaster\u201d. \u201cEveryone on that road has a red button in their briefcase,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe further we go down that road, the closer the itchy fingers get to that red button and the closer we all get to armageddon.\u201d<\/p>\n He additionally responded to feedback mocking his look on the council<\/a>, during which an nameless council member requested: \u201cWhat next \u2013 Mr Bean?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo those who don\u2019t know, Mr Bean is an ineffectual character in an English comedy show on television, so it\u2019s a penny to a pound the anonymous diplomat is an Englishman,\u201d Waters scoffed.<\/p>\n He concluded the speech by telling the Security Council: \u201cIn our opinion, the only sensible option is to call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine \u2013 no ifs, no buts, no ands. Not one more Ukrainian or Russian life is to be spent, not one \u2013 they are all precious in our eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch Waters\u2019 speech within the livestream above.<\/p>\n The musician\u2019s look on the assembly follows his writing of an open letter to Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska<\/a> in September, during which he weighed in on the Western provide of weapons to Ukraine. Responding to Zelenska\u2019s requires \u201cstrong\u201d help from the West, Waters wrote: \u201cIf by \u2018support for Ukraine\u2019 you mean the West continuing to supply arms to the Kiev government\u2019s armies, I fear you may be tragically mistaken. Throwing fuel, in the form of armaments, into a fire fight\u2026 won\u2019t work\u201d.<\/p>\n Recently, he additionally criticised his former Pink Floyd bandmates for releasing the charity single \u2018Hey Hey Rise Up\u2019 final yr<\/a>, which raised funds for humanitarian charities working to assist these affected by the struggle<\/a>. \u201cIt encourages the continuation of the war,\u201d Waters stated. \u201cTo associate [Pink Floyd] now with something like this\u2026 proxy war makes me sad.\u201d<\/p>\n Waters\u2019 feedback drew criticism from his former bandmate David Gilmour<\/a> and his spouse, creator Polly Samson. The latter shared a tweet branding Waters as \u201ca Putin apologist\u201d<\/a>, calling him a \u201clying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac.\u201d Glimour later re-shared the tweet with the caption: \u201cevery word [is] demonstrably true\u201d.<\/p>\n Waters himself issued an announcement in response to Samson\u2019s feedback, saying he \u201crefutes [them] entirely\u201d and that they’re \u201cincendiary and wildly inaccurate\u201d. The musician stated he’s \u201ctaking advice as to his position\u201d relating to Samson\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n