British singer Elton John joined voices around the world who have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where the bombing began last Thursday, and during a concert in New Jersey, he referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a ” little bastard”.

The performer appeared Friday night in the city of Newark, New Jersey, as part of his farewell tour of the stage and took a moment to express his solidarity with the Ukrainians, to whom he dedicated his 1974 hit “Don ‘t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” according to NJ.com.

The music icon recalled that he has visited Ukraine many times as part of his AIDS foundation, after which he stated that “some people are horrible, aren’t they?” referring to the Russian president.

“Absolutely appalling. There is no justification for this. Little bastard, I hate it,” the singer-songwriter said, according to the newspaper.

The famous performer was met with loud applause from some 15,000 people who flocked to Newark’s Prudential Center for his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” concert, which was scheduled for April 2020 and was rescheduled for this year.

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