U2 share message and piano piece in support of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy

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U2 have shared a message and piano piece in support of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.Today (February 24) marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.European leaders are currently in talks with Zelenskyy on an end to the conflict, after the president said he is willing to step down in exchange for Nato membership for his country.His comments come in the wake of the largest single drone attack of the war, as Ukrainian officials say 267 were launched into the country last night (February 23), resulting in casualties.Now, U2 have commemorated the war entering its fourth year with a reading of ‘My Friendly Epistle’ by the 19th century poet Taras Shevchenko accompanied by a piano piece.

In a post shared to Instagram, Bono said that he and The Edge initially sent the recording to Zelenskyy in 2022, shortly after the initial invasion.“All who believe in freedom and sense the jeopardy we Europeans now find ourselves in are not sleeping easily on this, the third anniversary of the invasion,” he wrote in the caption. “More to say about this and other bewilderments later.” See it below.A post shared by U2 (@u2)It comes after US President Donald Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections” last week.

Zelensky was democratically elected in 2019 and, according to Ukranian law, elections are currently suspended under martial law, which has been in place since the war began in 2022.Trump has faced backlash from world leaders for excluding Ukraine from talks after his aides met with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia last week.Earlier this year, Bono shared his thoughts on the best way to achieve freedom “in every part of the world where.