President Putin, I say, you started this war.

You are leading this war.

You can stop this war.

Now, let me close with a message to all of the Russians who have been protesting on 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.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, with an appeal to the Russian people, telling them their government is lying to them.

He may have a unique ability to reach President Putin, of all people.

Schwarzenegger is one of the 22 people.

Putin's account follows on Twitter.

So just ahead, we're going to play for you all of this remarkable plea by Arnold

Schwarzenegner. It's really extraordinary. He really lays it out for the Russian people and for

Vladimir Putin. And he talks about his own background of his first hero being a Soviet weightlifter. And it's just...

And shooting movies in Russia.

Yeah, laid out beautifully for the Russian people.

Yeah, and for Vladimir Putin. It is a direct appeal.

We're also following the breaking news from Western Ukraine overnight as Russia targets the city of Leveef, a humanitarian

hub.

One official said Russia is not at war with our army, but with the population.

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