The Ukrainian leader appeared in a pre-taped speechThe video was shot 48 hours prior to the event in a bunker in Kyiv, and served as an introduction to John Legend’s live performance.
“The war. What’s more opposite to music. The silence of ruined cities and killed people,” he said in the emotional message. He continued: “Our loved ones don’t know if we will be together again. The war doesn’t let us choose who survives and who stays in eternal silence. “Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded. In hospitals. Even to those who can’t hear them but the music will break through anyway.“On our land we are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence.”Legend then performed flanked by dancers wearing the colours of the Ukrainian flag, and the flag itself. He was also joined by musicians, singers and poets from Ukraine.
The moment arrived a week after the 2022 Oscars missed the opportunity to include Zelensky, despite co-host
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