In Istanbul, after the appeal of Ukrainian diplomats, the concert of pianist Valentina Lisitsa, who supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was canceled. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar.

Earlier, Lisitsa received pseudo-citizenship of one of the occupied parts of Ukraine, and also played a “concert” in the besieged Mariupol against the backdrop of the shelling of Azovstal.

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According to the diplomat, the pianist, who openly supports Russia's aggression against Ukraine, will not be represented at prestigious music events in Turkey..

“Culture in this case cannot be outside of war or politics, since it is used by the Russian aggressor in propaganda and justification of his crimes,” Bodnar said..

Earlier, the Ukrainian film community was outraged by the statements of the Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who presented his new film " In particular, he stated that he was against " In addition, Serebrennikov announced the need to help the victims of the war, both in Ukraine and in Russia..