Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Nicks and Garth Brooks are some of the stars supporting Ukraine on social media today. (Photo: Getty Images)
Since Russia attacked Ukraine in February, celebrities have repeatedly shown their support for the country.
Local-born actress Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher raised an impressive $35 million to help people fleeing the violence, giving them shelter and supplies. Maksim and Val Chmerkovskiy and their family organized the Baranova 27 Humanitarian Fund, which has collected and sent to those affected more than 80 tons of needed items such as clothes and shoes, as well as gas masks and chemical suits. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively publicly promised to donate $1 million to the cause. And the list goes on.
On Friday, a slew of celebs — most of them music stars — sent their love by participating in Global Citizen’s “Stand Up for Ukraine” social media rally. Elton John, Rita Ora, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, the Jonas Brothers and many, many others have posted photos and videos explaining their stance, often with very personal stories. Stevie Nicks, for example, wrote, “At 73 I never thought that in my life I would see flashes of things my mother and father told me about World War II.” Meanwhile, John recalled that he gave a free AIDS awareness concert in Kyiv in 2007 and has since been helping AIDS patients in Ukraine and the surrounding region. They all called on world leaders to pledge billions of dollars at a summit scheduled for Saturday, April 9.
Global Citizen also asked non-celebrities to share their own videos and photos using the hashtag #StandUpforUkraine, explaining why they support the country and encouraging others to “give big” at the summit.
Stevie Nicks
Jennifer Lopez
Elton-John
oprah
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
Lenny Kravitz
Celine Dion
Ellen DeGeneres
Padma Lakshmi
Kacey Musgraves
Jonas Brothers
Priyanka Chopra
A republic
Hugh Jackman
Gloria Gaynor
Bruce Springsteen
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne
Rita Ora
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Andy Cohen
U2
Billy Porter
Carol King
Adam Lambert
red hot chili peppers
The story goes on
Jon Bon Jovi
Barbra Streisand
pearl jam
Katy Perry
Annie Lenox
black Eyed Peas
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Metallica
weezer
radio head
kd long
Daymond John
Dave Matthews Band
Connie Briton
Lilly Singh
Fall out Boy
green day