Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks shared a journal entry Tuesday brutally berating Russian President Vladimir Putin as his navy forces proceed to invade Ukraine.
In a scathing message, merely captioned “From my journal,” the Fleetwood Mac musician condemned Putin’s violent assault on Ukraine, which has resulted in additional than 350 civilian deaths since final Thursday.
“Are you lonely, Mr. Putin? Is that why you sit at your lengthy, lengthy, marble, desk, alone within the evening and thru the day~ And discuss to ghosts,” Nicks wrote.
“Since you actually haven't any pals~ everyone seems to be afraid of you; afraid to even supply up good recommendation, as a result of nice emperors don’t take heed to anybody however ghosts. Your ghosts should be shaking their heads regarding the killing of kids and younger individuals and destroying the homes of younger households only for sport.”
For practically every week, Ukrainian troopers and civilians alike have been preventing to guard their nation from an onslaught of Russian missiles, artillery and cyberattacks. Round 368,000 others have fled to neighboring European international locations as Russian troops advance additional towards the Ukrainian capital metropolis of Kyiv.
“Your ghosts disapprove,” Nicks continued in her diary entry. “Your athletes, nice writers, extraordinary ballerinas~ your superb inventive historical past. Even with all that magnificence that stands behind you, you'll by no means be forgiven. You ghosts will hang-out you evening and day.
“They'll shake their heads and say, ‘This time, Vladimir~ you went too far. You crossed a sacred line. You tried to take a beloved nation away from its beloved individuals. Thus far, you're chargeable for tons of of lifeless (together with civilians and kids), hundreds injured and tons of of hundreds of individuals are operating for his or her lives... And it's only the start.”
As of Wednesday, Nicks is certainly one of a number of leisure figures who've declared their help for the individuals of Ukraine. Among the many most vocal is Ukrainian “Dancing With the Stars” professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who lately escaped the nation and landed in Poland.
Final week, certainly one of Nicks’ friends, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame, publicly accepted of Ukrainians co-opting his basic tune “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as a battle cry throughout the invasion. Different celebrities, comparable to “Succession” star Brian Cox and the forged of “Saturday Night time Stay,” have additionally taken a stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
After going public along with her anti-Putin journal train, Nicks drew some comparisons to “90210" actor AnnaLynne McCord, whose poetic efficiency about wishing she was Putin’s mom backfired spectacularly final month.
Typically, although, the “Fringe of Seventeen” hitmaker’s open letter to the autocrat — interpreted as a magical hex on Putin by some Twitter customers — gave the impression to be barely extra well-received.
“I hope you by no means sleep once more,” Nicks wrote. “I hope you sit at that lengthy, ugly, lonely desk for the remainder of your life. I hope your ghosts encompass you till you're outdated and gray and depressing. I hope the historical past books in your nation stop to ever write one other phrase about you.
“I hope you flip to mud. I hope you turn into invisible. I hope you turn into ‘the forgotten one'~ And that you simply turn into ‘a whole unknown ~ with no path residence...’ The ghosts are coming Mr. Putin. They’re coming for you. Maybe, they’re already right here.”
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