Wladimir Klitschko: "We don't want to live like slaves in the tyranny of one crazy person"

Vladimir Klichko
Vladimir Klichko

Former World Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Klichkoliving in Kyiv with his brother Vitaly, the mayor of the capital, made a dramatic appeal to people who support Ukraine, as well as to those who do business with Putin's Russia, which is destroying Klitschko's homeland, comparing them to criminals seeking war.

“A month has passed since Vladimir Putin launched his “special operation”, which was supposed to last two days. This illegal, criminal aggression shocked the world, but we are holding on. We know what we are fighting for. We don't want to live like slaves in the tyranny of one crazy person. We resist, but we suffer. All normal life is no more. Many people died due to the fact that the occupiers deliberately attacked civilians in order to compensate for their defeats on the battlefield. Ukraine is no longer a battlefield, it is a crime scene,” Klitschko said.

“There are many reports of attacks on civilians using cluster and phosphorus bombs. The leaders of Russia should not be in Moscow, but in The Hague, before the International Court of Justice. Dear friends of Ukraine, each new day is harder for us than the previous one. We are missing a lot. Please continue to help us by sending food, medicine and weapons. Stop doing business with Putin's Russia, because every such dollar goes to buy their weapons. Stop importing energy from Russia, because every drop of oil is a drop of our blood. We are all Ukrainians now, let's defeat tyranny together. If we lose, you will be next. By supporting Ukraine, you will save world peace. Glory to Ukraine!" — added Wladimir Klitschko, who turned 46 today.