Russian band releases anti-war song against Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine

Members of anti-Kremlin activist group Pussy Riot released ir latest anti-war music video “against war that Putin started in Ukraine”. showcased scenes from Russia-Ukraine conflict as war entered its eleventh month.  video, dubbed “Mama, Don’t Watch TV,” calls against military censorship and repressions in Russia and advocates for an international tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“We want to shout about this war as loudly as possible. Don't turn your back on war. We must stop it,” Pussy Riot member Olga Borisova said in a statement to Moscow Times on Wednesday. “We want people from all over world t to turn away from se videos, to remember crimes that Putin and his army have been committing for 10 months w,” Borisova said. “Putin's empire must die,” she added.

“ chorus is based on words of a captured Russian conscript soldier who, in a telephone conversation with his mor, said "Mom, re are Nazis here, don't watch TV." Russian propaganda daily poisons hearts of people with hatred,” said band in statement. Highlighting western countries’ contribution to bloodshed in Ukraine, band in statement said, “During all se years, international community has looked for compromise and conducted business with Russia, at same time sponsoring Putin’s cruel war. Kremlin receives billions of Euros from sale of oil and gas and each day this money converts into Ukrainian blood.”

Song highlighted Kremlin critics

band outlined consequences for anyone who defies regime. “Those who oppose Putin are imprisoned, poisoned with military poisons and killed,” y said, drawing attention to “tradition of political poisoning” represented by Russia’s Lab X, a poison factory that helped silence Soviets’ critics and that is believed to play a similar function today. “Opposition figures of anti-government movements became victims of ‘experiments’. Putin and FSB are proud of this “tradition” and continue it: Alexander Litvinenko, Sergei Skripal, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Pyotr Verzilov, Alexei Navalny.”

Band issues demands

band members issued a three-point demand, calling for an embargo on purchase of Russian oil and gas and sale of weapons and police ammunition to Russia; seizure of western bank accounts and property of Russian officials and oligarchs and personal sanctions against m; and an international tribunal to try Putin, employees of Russian state propaganda, army officers and everyone responsible for gecide of Ukrainian nation. y asked Russian people to igre propaganda and t to participate in war, take mobilisation tices or go to military commissariat. “Every action against this war is important,” y said.

(With ncy Inputs)