Singers, actors and other artists from around the world, including russiansThey condemn in unison the war waged against Ukraine and they call -risking their careers- to peace between the two countriesagainst the doctrine of the Kremlin.
“Fear and pain. No to war”, posted on Instagram Ivan Urgant, smiling driver of evening television programs in Russia.
Oxxxymiron, the most popular rapper in the country, declared in a video that he was “against this war that Russia unleashes against Ukraine”, calling it “a catastrophe and a crime”.
“There can be no just war. No to war”, reacted on Instagram the comedian Maxime Galkine.
“History has known many dark days. But today is even darker,” Yan Nepomniachtchi tweeted, the best chess player in Russiathe day of the Russian intervention.
Elena Tchernenko, Kommersant correspondent –a newspaper considered close to power-, organized a petition against the war, signed by a hundred people.
The situation differs considerably from 2014, when Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. At that time, hundreds of artists -but not all- they agreed to sign a petition organized by the Ministry of Culture to support the operation.
This time the support shown, despite the environmental pressure, it is much more fragile.
On Thursday, several thousand Russians demonstrated just hours after the invasion of their western neighbor, some of whom 1,800 were arrested by Moscow, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The national stars did not cross the red line since they did not directly mention the name of Russian President Vladimir Putinwho decided this war.
But that didn’t stop Ivan Urgant’s show was canceled on Fridayofficially due to grid changes related to the current situation, according to the statement of the public channel Pervy Kanal, which employs him, to the Interfax agency.
To journalist Elena Tchernenko had her accreditation withdrawn from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for “lack of professionalism,” he reported on Telegram. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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