A few days ago, Members of Kraków’s City Council representing the conservative Law and Justice drafted a resolution aimed at declaring Roger Waters a persona non grata because of his statements on the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The draft resolution, which was set to be put to a vote on September 28, says: “Mindful of Russia’s criminal attack on Ukraine and of the successive war crimes committed by Russian soldiers that come to light, Kraków councillors express their indignation concerning the statements by Mr Roger Waters on the Russian invasion.”
In a recent open letter to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, Roger Waters urged her and her husband to “seek a different route” in order to “stop the slaughter” in their country.
He also argued that arms deliveries to Ukraine are “a tragic mistake” and that the United States are interested in the prolongation of the war.
In response, Zelenska stressed that it was Russia “that launched an aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainians protect their country and the future of their children. If we give up the fight, we won’t be there tomorrow. If the Russian Federation surrenders, the war will end.”
(mk/pjm)