Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards Sunday evening in an appeal to the West for cultural support amid his country’s war with Russia.

The wartime leader appeared at the awards show in a prerecorded video message, which Variety reported was recorded in the last 48 hours. “The war — what’s more opposite to music?” he asked at the start before telling of the horrors of the conflict.

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