Hello. This is Route9,
The reason I made this video is
because there is a reason that I want you to know
if you are a Mac user.
As many of you are already aware,
war broke out in Ukraine on the 24th.
In all countries of the world, a campaign to light up the lights to pray for peace
in Ukraine has begun, and in Boston,
where I am, there were protests to pray for peace
at Harvard and Northestern University.
Protests are continuing day after day.
Boston city authorities are in a hurry to prepare to receive refugees,
including a campaign to pray for peace.
And in Korea, the city of Seoul started a lighting campaign to pray
for peace at Sevit island, Seoul
City Hall, and Namsan Tower, and Ukrainians gathered and protested asking for help.
But why should Mac
users care about the war in Ukraine?
The reason is that most of the apps that I have introduced
as the best apps on our channel are made by Ukrainian developers.
Many apps for Mac and iPhone,
including iMazing, CleanMyMacX, SETAPP, iStat Menus,
Luminar, PDFExpert, and Daisy Disk that you are using right now,
were created by young Ukrainian developers for users
around the world.
A young developer and his family
and friends are dying from missile and tank attacks.
As you may have already known through reports,
on the 25th, Deputy Prime Minister
Mikhail Fedorv of Ukraine sent a letter to the Apple CEO Team Bureau
asking them to stop selling products in Russia
and to take action to ban Russians from accessing the Apple Store.
Now, I think some of you
may have doubts about whether this would be effective for soldiers
armed with missiles and guns in this area.
Here, Deputy Prime Minister Fedorf said that technology will be the best answer to tanks,
missiles and rockets in 2022.
Ukraine officials said it would motivate young Russians to act
to stop the war.
We already have a history of creating an opportunity to find a country
by starting a peaceful movement for national independence on March 1,
1919 to restore sovereignty against the Japanese army armed with cannons and guns and knives.
I haven't been sleeping well since the last 24 days.
It's because I'm worried about the safety of my friends
in Ukraine and Russia,
but more than anything, I have boiling blood as a Korean.
When war broke out on the Korean Peninsula in 1950,
the world rushed to us without hesitation.
Countless young people shed their blood to defend democracy in an unfamiliar land.
After the war, we grew up eating the rice grown on that land.
How can you, as a Korean, stay still
when you see the challenge to democracy?
Ukrainians have a lot of similarities with Korea.
Historically, not only has it been invaded by great powers for a long time,
but even its will to defend its sovereignty
without disobeying threats such as guns,
knives and nuclear bombs reminds us of the independence
spirit and sacrifice spirit of our martyrdom.
I would like all of you watching the video to pray for peace in Ukraine,
so please use the Ukrainian flag as the background
for all your devices,
including iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
The corresponding background image can be downloaded from the More section below.
And I would appreciate it if you could write a short message
wishing them peace and
well-being in the comments and use #standwithukraine,
which is used worldwide on social media.
Silence is tacit consent.
The world only works when we act.
Just as the flapping of a butterfly's
wings can change the world,
I hope that one of our small actions can quickly bring peace.
Thank you very much for being with us.