Putin’s friend Gergiev, Italy began to behave as prohibited pro-kremlin artists

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has hindered from the European stages since Ukraine’s full-scale occupation.

Vladimir Putin’s nearest ally, Bolshoy and Mariinsky Russian State Theaters has never talked about war.

However, an area in the southern Italian region, now GRGiyev invited Russia to Europe by signaling the artist’s rehabilitation, as Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.

Vincenzo de Luca, who manages the Campania region, insists in Rek’s concert in Un’estate The festival will continue despite a swelling that grows in criticism of growing this month.

“Culture … should not affect politics and political logic,” Luke Lugestream said on Friday. “We do not ask these people to respond to the choices created by politicians.”

The 76-year-old local leader, previously called the “moment of a fool – a moment of madness” and “Proud” said Gergiyevi city.

However, Vice President of the European Parliament Pina Picierno said the BBC was “completely unacceptable” allowing Gergiyev’s return.

The star conductor calls the “cultural mouthpiece” for Putin and His crimes. “

Ukrainian human rights activist and Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, the invitation of the regional government was “hypocrisy” instead of neutrality.

Russia’s opposition activists also condemned the sudden return of the director. The late opposition leader Alexei Navalny wants to call the Italian Interior Ministry to disprove the annulment of the concert and forbid Italy’s entering the country.

Before Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, Virtuoso Gergiev, despite the virtue of Island, was regular visitors in Italy and Europe.

Includes the London Symphony Orchestra and Munich Philharmonic to a long and magnificent career.

However, invitations to Europe stopped sharply on February 24, 2022.

A few hours before the start of the first Russian missiles in Ukraine, Gergievin was on stage in the opera house of LA SCALA. The mayor of the city called for the war against the war, Gergiev chose the silence.

He immediately threw it from the bill.

“Gergiyev was abandoned by the manager despite the name of the largest conductor condescence He then fired as a chief conductor in Munich and concert tables were removed on the continent.

Therefore, the invitation from Italy is so controversy.

Pina Picierno from the Campania region, the call to stop the event is not a rustop.

“Putin does not have a shortage of bright Russian artists who choose to demolish their criminal policy,” he said.

The European MP, who said he was threatening Russia’s exposure to the Hybrid war, warns that Gergiyev will allow him to speak and be dangerous.

“This is not about censorship. Gergiav is a part of the Kremlin strategy. It is one of its cultural ambitions to soften Western public opinion. This is part of their war.”

The heads of state, the heads of state, the heads of state, was a cultural dispute to discuss how Italy’s support for Ukraine again confirmed the country after the war.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Vladimir Putin became a strong and consistent critic from the beginning. However, its Ministry of Culture is one of the supporters Gergiyev invited bets

Italian Party Alfredo Antoniozzi, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Gergiyev described “Just a great artist.”

“If the Russians must pay the mistakes of the presidents, we committed some kind of cultural genocide.”

Last month, Canada officially banned Gergiyev from entrance and announced that any asset will be free.

However, the European Union has left official sanctions against the conductor, which expresses open support for the war.

Gergiiev has been promoting Putin’s vocal supporters for re-electing Putin since the 1990s and support Russia’s illegal annexation of Russia in 2014.

Moscow managed the leadership of the Bolshoi theater, in addition to the Mariinsky Theater, he took a director who signed an open letter against Russia’s war.

Gergiev is a state employee, but in 2022, Alexei Navalny said they said they said they had never announced the investigation in several Italians.

Allegedly allegedly allegedly used donations to the charity fund to pay their lavish lifestyle.

Activists claimed that Gergiyev had award for his loyalty to Putin.

The BBC could not reach the conductor for comments so far.

European Commission’s representative Eva Hrncirova, Evan Hrncirova, Elan Hrncirova, Un’estate also made the Re Festival made the EU’s money: Italy is funded by its own “Union Funds”.

However, he called on the “European stages” not to place European stages for artists who support the European stages of the commission in Ukraine.

In Campania, this year refused to comment on the artistic guide preparing the festival program. Despite the performance of Gergiyev, one spokesman will continue despite the disputes.

“Yes,” he was sure of the BBC. “I’m sure.”

Additional report from Rome by Davide Ghiglione.