3月17日，阿諾·施瓦辛格通過推特對俄羅斯人就烏克蘭戰爭發表了9分鐘的演講。對於我的這位多年偶像的精彩演講，我深表贊同和傾佩，特整理如下。

大家好，謝謝你們和我分享時光。

我通過各種不同的渠道發送這個信息，以聯繫我親愛的俄羅斯朋友和在烏克蘭服役的俄羅斯士兵們。我今天和你們說話是因為世界上正在發生的一些不為你們所知的事情......你們應該知道的可怕的事情。

但在我談論殘酷的現實之前，我要先介紹一下我的俄羅斯英雄。在1961年，我14歲，一個非常要好的朋友邀請我到維也納觀看世界舉重錦標賽。當尤里·彼得羅維奇·弗拉索夫贏得世界冠軍，成為第一個舉起200公斤的人時，我就坐在觀眾席。我的朋友想出辦法把我帶到了後台。突然之間，一個14歲的男孩站在了世界上最強壯的男人面前。簡直難以置信。他伸出手來和我握手，我是說，他的有力的大手完全吞沒了我的小男孩的手。而且他很友善，對我微笑。我永遠不會忘記那一天。永不。

回家之後，我也開始練習舉重，為了激勵自己，我把尤里的照片貼在床頭。我父親讓我取下那張照片，換成一個德國或奧地利的英雄。他真的很生氣，我們為此多次爭吵。他因為在二戰中的經歷而不喜歡俄羅斯人。他在列寧格勒的戰鬥中受了傷，他所在的納粹軍隊對這座偉大的城市和它的勇敢的人民造成了邪惡的傷害。但我沒有把照片拿下來，沒有，因為尤里·弗拉索夫舉什麼國旗對我來說並不重要。順便說一句，我和俄羅斯的關係並不止於此。隨着我多次為了練健美、拍電影去俄羅斯，並會見我所有的俄羅斯粉絲，關係更加深化了。有一次，我又遇到了尤里·弗拉索夫。他當時在莫斯科參加拍攝《紅色警探》，這是第一部被允許在紅場拍攝的美國電影。他和我在一起呆了一整天。他是那麼體貼，那麼善良，那麼聰明，當然，也非常慷慨。他送了我這個漂亮的藍色咖啡杯，從那以後，我每天早上都用這個杯子喝咖啡。

之所以告訴你們這些事情，是因為從14歲起，我就對俄羅斯人民抱有感情和尊重，俄羅斯人民的力量和心靈一直激勵着我。這就是為什麼我希望你能讓我告訴你關於烏克蘭戰爭的真相和那裡正在發生的事情。

我明白，沒有人喜歡聽到對他們的政府的批評。但是……作為俄羅斯人民的老朋友，我希望你們聽一聽我的肺腑之言。請允許我提醒你們，我和去年1月6日對美國人民講話一樣，懷着衷心的關切，當時一群瘋狂的人襲擊了美國國會，試圖推翻我們的政府。你看，在這樣的錯誤的時刻，我們必須發聲。對你們的政府也完全一樣。

我知道你們的政府告訴你們，這是一場讓烏克蘭去納粹化的戰爭。去納粹化烏克蘭嗎？這不是事實。烏克蘭是一個有着猶太總統的國家，一個猶太總統，補充一點，他的父親的三個兄弟都是被納粹殺害的。你們瞧，烏克蘭並沒有發動這場戰爭，民族主義者和納粹分子也沒有。克里姆林宮的當權者發動了這場戰爭。這不是俄羅斯人民的戰爭，不是。事實上，讓我來告訴你們，你們應該知道的是，聯合國有141個國家投票認為俄羅斯是侵略者，他們呼籲它立即撤軍。世界上只有四個國家投票支持俄羅斯。這是一個事實。因為俄羅斯在烏克蘭的行動，世界已經轉而反對俄羅斯。

整個城市的街區都被俄羅斯的大炮和炸彈夷為平地，其中包括一家兒童醫院和一家婦產醫院。300萬烏克蘭人成為難民，主要是婦女、兒童和老人，逃離了他們的國家，還有更多的人正設法離開。這是一場人道主義危機。由於其暴行，俄羅斯現在被與國際社會隔絕了。

你們也沒有被告知關於這場戰爭對俄羅斯本身造成的後果的真相。我很遺憾地告訴你們，已經有成千上萬的俄羅斯士兵被殺了，他們被夾在為祖國而戰的烏克蘭人和為征服而戰的俄羅斯領導人之間。大量的俄羅斯裝備已被摧毀或被遺棄。俄羅斯的炸彈如雨點般地摧殘無辜平民，這激怒了世界，並對俄羅斯實施了有史以來最嚴厲的全球經濟制裁。戰爭雙方的人都將遭受本不該承受的痛苦。

俄羅斯政府不僅對其公民撒謊，而且對其士兵撒謊。一些士兵被告知他們將與納粹作戰；有些被告知烏克蘭人民會像迎接英雄一樣迎接他們；有些被告知他們只是在進行訓練，他們甚至都不知道自己要加入戰爭；有些被告知他們是為了保護烏克蘭的俄羅斯族人。這些沒有一句是真的。事實是，俄羅斯士兵面對的是保家衛國的烏克蘭人的強烈抵抗。

當我看到嬰兒被從廢墟中拉出來時，我寧願我在看的是一部關於第二次世界大戰的恐怖紀錄片，而不是今天的新聞。

現在讓我告訴你們，當我父親到達列寧格勒時，他對他的政府的謊言抱有熱切的期望。當他離開列寧格勒時，他的身體和精神都崩潰了。他在痛苦中度過了餘生，由背部骨折引起的痛苦，彈片帶來的總是讓他想起那些可怕歲月的痛苦，以及負罪感所帶來的痛苦。聽廣播的俄羅斯士兵，你們已經知道我所說的真相，你們已經親眼看到了。我不想讓你們像我父親那樣崩潰，這不是你們的祖父或曾祖父所打過的保衛俄國的戰爭，這是一場非法的戰爭。你們的生命，你們的軀體，你們的未來正在為一場被全世界譴責的毫無意義的戰爭而犧牲。

現在，對於那些在克里姆林宮的當權者，讓我來問你，你為什麼要為你自己的野心而犧牲那些年輕人呢？正在聽我說的士兵們，記住，有1100萬俄羅斯人與烏克蘭有家庭關係，所以你射的每一顆子彈，都是射向一個兄弟或姐妹。每一枚炸彈或每一枚炮彈都不是落在敵人身上，而是在摧毀一個學校、一個醫院或一個家。

我知道俄羅斯人民並沒有意識到這樣的事情正在發生，因此，我敦促在烏克蘭的俄羅斯人和俄羅斯士兵了解你們被告知的宣傳和虛假信息，我請求你們幫助我傳播真相，讓你們的俄羅斯同胞知道烏克蘭正在發生的人類災難。

對普京總統，我要說：你發動了這場戰爭！你在領導這場戰爭！你可以阻止這場戰爭！

最後，讓我向所有一直在街頭抗議入侵烏克蘭的俄羅斯人傳達一個信息：全世界都看到了你們的勇敢。我們知道你們的勇氣承受了後果，你們被逮捕了，你們被監禁了，你們遭到了挫敗。你們是我的新英雄，你們擁有弗拉索夫的力量，你們擁有俄羅斯真正的心。

我親愛的俄羅斯朋友們，願上帝保佑你們所有人。

Hello everybody,and thank you for sharing your time with me.

I am sending this message through various different channels to reach my dear Russian friends and the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine.I am speaking to you today because there are things that are going on in the world that are being kept from you......terrible things that you should know about.

But before I talk about the harsh realities,let me just tell you about the Russian who became my hero.In 1961,when I was 14 years old,a very good friend of mine invited me to come to Vienna to watch the World Weightlifting Championships.I was in the audience when Yuri Petrovich Vlasov won the World Championship title,becoming the first human being to lift 200 kilograms over his head.Somehow,a friend of mine got me backstage.All of a sudden,there was a 14-year-old boy standing in front of the strongest man in the world.I couldn’t believe it.He reached out to shake my hand,I mean,I still had a boy’s hand.He had this powerful man’s hand that swallowed mine.But he was kind,and he smiled at me.I will never forget that day.Never.

I went home,and I put his photo above my bed to inspire me when I started lifting weights.My father told me to take down that picture,and to find a German or Austrian hero.He got really angry,and we argued back and forth.He didn’t like Russians because of his experience in the Second World War.You see,he was injured at Leningrad where the Nazi army that he was part of did vicious harm to the great city and to its brave people.But I did not take the photograph down,no.Because it didn’t matter to me what flag Yuri Vlasov carried.My connections to Russia didn’t stop there,by the way.Oh,it actually deepened when I traveled there with bodybuilding and for my movies,and met all my Russian fans.And then one of those trips I remember,I met Yuri Vlasov once again.He was in Moscow doing the filming of ‘Red Heat’,which was the first American movie allowed to film in Red Square.Now,he and I spent the whole day together.He was so thoughtful,so kind,and so smart,and of course,very giving.He gave me this beautiful,blue coffee cup.And ever since then,I’ve been drinking my coffee out of it every morning.

Now the reason why I’m telling you all of those things is that ever since I was 14 years old,I’ve had nothing but affection and respect for the people of Russia.The strength and the heart of the Russian people have always inspired me.That is why I hope that you will let me tell you the truth about the war in Ukraine and what is happening there.

No one likes to hear something critical of their government.I understand that.But......as a long time friend of the Russian people,I hope that you will hear what I have to say.And may I remind you that I speak with the same heartfelt concern as I spoke to the American people when there was an attempted insurrection on January 6 last year,when a wild crowd was storming the U.S.Capitol,trying to overthrow our government.You see,there are moments like this that are so wrong,and then we have to speak up.This is exactly the same with your government.

I know that your government has told you that this is a war to denazify Ukraine.Denazify Ukraine?This is not true.Ukraine is a country with a Jewish president,a Jewish president,I might add,whose father’s three brothers were all murdered by the Nazis.You see,Ukraine did not start this war.Neither did nationalists or Nazis.Those in power in the Kremlin started this war.This is not the Russian people’s war.No.As a matter of fact,let me tell you.What you should know is that 141 nations at the U.N.voted that Russia was the aggressor.They called for it to remove its troops immediately.Only four countries in the entire world voted with Russia.That is a fact.See,the world has turned against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine.

Whole city blocks have been flattened by Russian artillery and bombs,including a children’s hospital and a maternity hospital.Three million Ukrainian refugees,mainly women,children,and the elderly,fled their country.And many more are trying to seek to get out.It is a humanitarian crisis.Because of its brutality,Russia is now isolated from the society of nations.

You are also not being told the truth about the consequences of this war on Russia itself.I regret to tell you that thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed.They have been caught between Ukrainians fighting for their homeland,and the Russian leadership fighting for conquest.Massive amounts of Russian equipment have been destroyed or abandoned.The destruction that Russian bombs are raining down upon innocent civilians has so outraged the world that the strongest global economic sanctions ever taken have been imposed on your country.Those who don’t deserve it,on both sides of the war,will suffer.

The Russian government has lied not only to its citizens,but to its soldiers.Some of the soldiers were told they were going to fight Nazis.Some were told that the Ukrainian people would greet them like heroes.And some were told that they were simply going on exercises.They didn’t even know that they were going into war.And some were told that they were there to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine.None of this is true.The fact is that Russian soldiers have faced fierce resistance from the Ukrainians who want to protect their families and their country.

When I see babies being pulled out of ruins,I think that I’m watching a documentary about the horrors of the Second World War,not the news of today.

Now,let me tell you.When my father arrived in Leningrad,he was all pumped up on the lies of his government.And when he left Leningrad,he was broken,physically and mentally.He lived the rest of his life in pain.Pain from a broken back.Pain from the shrapnel that always reminded him of those terrible years.And pain from the guilt that he felt.To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast,you already know much of the truth that I have been speaking.You have seen it with your own eyes.I don’t want you to be broken like my father.This is not the war to defend Russia that your grandfathers or great grandfathers fought.This is an illegal war.Your lives,your limbs,your futures are being sacrificed for a senseless war condemned by the entire world.

Now,to those in power in the Kremlin,let me just ask you,why would you sacrifice those young men for your own ambitions?To the soldiers who are listening to this,remember that eleven million Russians have family connections to Ukraine.So every bullet you shoot,you shoot a brother or a sister.Every bomb or every shell that falls is falling not on an enemy,but on a school or a hospital or a home.

I know the Russian people are not aware such things are happening.So I urge the Russian people and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine to understand the propaganda and the disinformation that you are being told.I sak you to help me spread the truth.Let your fellow Russians know the human catastrophe that is happening in Ukraine.

And to President Putin,I say: You started this war.You are leading this war.You can stop this war.

Let me close with a message to all of the Russians who have been protesting in the streets against the invasion of Ukraine.The world has seen your bravery.We know that you have suffered the consequences of your courage.You have been arrested.You have been jailed.And you have been beaten.You are my new heroes.You have the strength of Yuri Petrovich Vlasov.You have the true heart of Russia.

My dear Russian friends,may God bless you all.