Zelenskyy told Russian people to leave Russia if they can to deprive Putin of tax money for the war

Zelenskyy urged Russians to leave their country so that they wouldn't have to pay taxes to the country.

Zelenskyy told Russians in a video address on Telegram that they should leave Russia so that they don't pay taxes to the war.

Zelenskyy said that he wanted to speak to Russians who are not allowed to read about the war.

Zelenskyy said he was sure that many of you were disgusted by the policy of your state.

Who are sick of what you see on TV? The lies of your propagandists on the internet. They are paid by your taxes.

The war is paid for by your taxes. The citizens of Russia are poorer. Poorer every day. Isn't that stupid? Your state makes you poorer by taxing you. To be out of the world. It would be easier for them to control you. Sending you to the war to die is easier.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was trying to stop the war by threatening Russia's security.

When we succeed, your children will no longer be sent to die on our land, on our territory. Russia's citizens are interested in peace.

Save your sons from the war. Tell the truth about the war. If you can leave Russia so that you don't have to pay taxes to the war, do it.

Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials have made repeated appeals to the Russian people to oppose the war.

Insider previously reported that thousands of people have tried to flee Russia since it started its invasion of Ukraine.

Some Russians told Sophia Ankel that they left because they were afraid of being arrested in the country, and that they were scared of Russia's economic situation after so many countries implemented sanctions over the invasion.