Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russians who demonstrated against the war on Thursday, leading to hundreds of arrests.
“We see you, that means you heard us and believe us.
Fight for us, fight against the war,” he said, switching to Russian in a video address.
“Russia will have to talk to us sooner or later.
Talk about how we can end the fighting and stop the invasion.
The sooner this conversation begins, the smaller the losses for Russia itself will be,” assured Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Russian invasion began at dawn on Thursday, after Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist territories in eastern Ukraine on Monday.