Rapper Oxxxymiron “begs” fellow Russians to investigate Ukraine invasion

nme.com:

cancelled a series of shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg in protest against the war last month – held a live-streamed concert in Istanbul on Tuesday (March 15) in a bid to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.At one point, Oxxxymiron – real name Miron Yanovich Fyodorov – paused the performance to make a plea to those Russian people who are in favour of the action being taken by President Vladimir Putin.Jonny Tickle, an English journalist who is based in Moscow, subsequently shared a clip of the moment along with an English language translation of the rapper’s speech.“It seems to me – rather, I’m sure – that the people who are for this war are in fact against this war,” Oxxxymiron began. “They just believe that this is really a special operation to bomb military facilities.

In fact, this special peacekeeping operation does not exist. It is a war.”He continued: “Unfortunately, this illusion is one that our parents believe in.

It it very important to talk to them because they’re probably not bloodthirsty people but they watch too much television.”Oxxxymiron went on to say that he “really wants to appeal to those who don’t agree with me”, adding: “I want to ask you to consider the possibility of alternative viewpoints in your brain.Last night, popular Russian rapper @norimyxxxo held a live-streamed concert in Istanbul to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.

During the concert, he made a speech directed at Russian people who are in favour of the war. I translated it into English: https://t.co/KeyAxiQvzB— Jonny Tickle (@jonnytickle) March 16, 2022“You don’t have to immediately agree with me and agree with us, but you can’t just go along with everything you’re told.”He added: “Explore alternate points of view.