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Bono Pays Tribute to Alexei Navalny with Chant During U2 Sphere Residency Show in Las Vegas

"Putin would never, ever say his name. So I thought tonight, the people who believe in freedom must say his name," U2 frontman Bono told the crowd before leading a chant.

Before performing a cover of Crowded House’s "Don’t Dream It’s Over," the U2 frontman delivered a lengthy introduction about standing up for freedom. He continued: “Next week it’ll be two years since Putin invaded and tried to destroy the hard-won freedoms [of the Ukrainian people]," Bono said. "President@ZelenskyyUa invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that's what we've come to do," the pair said in a message posted to U2's official Twitter account.

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