Bono interrupts U2’s show to ask the audience to shout Alexei Navalni’s name

Singer criticized Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, and praised the activist who died last Friday, the 16th; watch the video

“Tonight’s crowd chant… ALEXEI NAVALNY.” #U2UVSPHERE #AlexeiNavalny #Freedom pic.twitter.com/we8YuIVEe3

—U2 (@U2) February 18, 2024

Goodsinger of U2interrupted the band’s show at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night, the 17th, to demonstrate in favor Alessio Navalni, Russian opposition leader who had died the day before. He asked the audience to repeat his name several times.

The singer recalled that on the 24th two years will have passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “For these people, ‘freedom’ is the most important word in the world. So important that Ukrainians fight and die for it,” he said.

“Apparently, Putin will never say his name. So I thought that today, we, people who believe in freedom, should say his name. Not just remember it, but say it: Alexei Navalni!”, Bono continued, before to vent repeated refrains. for the activist’s name.

Navalni died in prison last Friday, the 16th, according to local authorities. He was imprisoned in a penal colony in Kharp, in the Russian Arctic, and little was known about his exact state of health. Navalni had been leading dissent against Russian leader Vladimir Putin for more than 10 years and had already suffered a poisoning in 2021. to learn more about the case.

Source: Terra

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