“Just A Brick In The Wall”: Ukraine Slams Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters turned into denounced via way of means of Ukraine Wednesday after he advised the United Nations Security Council that Russia’s invasion of its neighbor turned into “now no longer unprovoked.” The 79-year-old, who has sparked controversy earlier than this together along with his stance at the strugglefare, turned into invited via way of means of Moscow to deal with the 15-member Council. “The invasion of Ukraine via way of means of the Russian Federation turned into illegal. I condemn it withinside the most powerful feasible terms,” the British musician stated thru video.
But Waters then implied that Kyiv turned into guilty as well. “Also the Russian invasion of Ukraine turned into now no longer unprovoked. So I additionally condemn the provocateurs withinside the most powerful feasible terms,” he stated, calling for a direct ceasefire. Ukraine’s UN ambassador hit back, gambling at the name of one in all Pink Floyd’s maximum well-known songs.
“How unhappy for his former lovers to peer him accepting the position of only a brick withinside the wall, a wall of Russian disinformation and propaganda,” stated Sergiy Kyslytsya.
Kyiv’s consultant even referenced the massive inflatable crimson pig that featured in the various innovative rock band’s shows. He stated he turned into amazed the bassist had now no longer organized to have it floating withinside the Security Council chamber.
“What should it had been this time Mr Waters? Pigs with swastikas and the hammer and sickle?” Kyslytsya requested at some point of the surreal discussion. The Council has held severa debates at the strugglefare however has didn’t take any movement because of Russia’s veto.
“If that is a toothless chamber, I can open my massive mouth on behalf of the voices with out worry of having my head bitten off,” Waters stated. Russia asked the assembly to talk about palms furnished to Ukraine via way of means of the West.
US deputy ambassador Richard Mills stated of Waters: “While I simply well known his stunning credentials as a recording artist, his qualifications to talk to us as an professional briefer on palms manipulate or European protection issues, are much less obtrusive to me.”
Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia welcomed the participation of a person he referred to as “one of the maximum outstanding activists of the modern anti-strugglefare movement.”
Last September, Waters turned into declared personality non grata via way of means of the Polish town of Krakow after his concert events had been scrapped there over his strugglefare stance.
Waters had written an open letter that month pronouncing the West need to prevent offering palms to Kyiv, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of allowing “excessive nationalism” in Ukraine and urging him to “positioned an give up to this lethal strugglefare.”
This week, Pink Floyd songwriter Polly Samson, spouse of band member David Gilmour, referred to as Waters “anti-Semitic” and “a Putin apologist” in a tweet.
Waters answered via way of means of posting a announcement on Twitter that stated he “refutes entirely” Samson’s accusation. Pink Floyd reunited remaining year, with out Waters, to launch a unmarried in guide of Ukraine.
