The Ukrainian ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, was the last to speak and used the opportunity to draw on Pink Floyd’s musical past – and in particular their use of floating pigs at their concerts – to eviscerate Waters. He called him “one of the most prominent activists of the contemporary anti-war movement”. In remarks apparently prepared before Waters spoke, the diplomat complimented him on “a very precise analysis of events”. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, glossed over Waters’ reference to the illegality of the invasion. “Also, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked, so I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms.” I condemn it in the strongest possible terms,” he said. “The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal. However, Waters did not stick to the same line in his security council remarks, blaming Russia and the west for the war. In that 4 February interview, Waters held the west and Ukraine largely responsible for the Russian invasion. ![]() The Russian delegation’s invitation followed an interview Waters had given to the Berliner Zeitung in which he had been highly complimentary towards Vladimir Putin, who he said, according to a translation on his own website, “governs carefully, making decisions on the grounds of a consensus in the Russian Federation government”. Waters owns a $62m estate on Long Island about 150km from UN headquarters, but on Wednesday, he was speaking from Switzerland, under a wooden-beamed ceiling, with a snow-covered mountain visible through the window behind him. The 79-year-old co-founder of Pink Floyd had been invited to speak by the Russian delegation, but claimed to be representing “4 billion or so brothers and sisters”, the majority of humanity.
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