The well-known Ukrainian jazz-punk band The Hypnotunez announced that, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture, they could not go abroad on a charity tour.. The band members posted the corresponding video on the official page of The Hypnotunez on Instagram.. As the musicians said, on March 7 they left for their European tour, which should take place in the cities of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.. However, the artists spent 20 hours on the border with Poland, but they were never allowed out of the country.. The reason for this was new changes in the rules for artists traveling abroad, which the Ministry of Culture introduced after the scandal with stand-up artist Andrei Shchegel. We recall that he boasted that during the war he left Ukraine as an artist with the permission of the Ministry of Culture. " In connection with the latest news around the Ministry of Culture and the so-called " They suspended the possibility of travel of real cultural figures abroad, announcing some new changes and rules that no one knows about, without notifying the applicants about it. It is impossible to get through and find this information in the department or network,"

The musicians also shared that they called everyone they could - from secretaries to deputy ministers, from heads of military administrations to consuls general of countries where The Hypnotunez were supposed to play concerts. However, everyone " " It is with great sadness that we can say that we are canceling our tour.. These are the planned 23 concerts in the countries of Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. We, unfortunately, are powerless, it no longer depends on us..

We spent a lot of effort, time, money to make this tour happen," It should be noted that the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy has prepared a stricter procedure for obtaining temporary exit permits for men of military age after the scandal with stand-up artist Andrey Schegel. The ministry said that because of the case with Shchegel, the situation for those who really protect Ukraine and fight on the cultural front is complicated. Recall that in the meantime, the leader of the group "