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  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 Oct 2022 23:50
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Citing Gergiev's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the academy had asked him to repudiate his support for Russia's operation in Ukraine. 

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  • Swedish academy expels Russian conductor Gergiev over Ukraine
    Russian conductor Valery Gergiev

The Royal Swedish Academy of Music said Thursday it expelled Russian conductor Valery Gergiev citing his stance on the Ukraine conflict. 

"Through his close ties with the Russian government which today is attacking Ukraine, we find that he has acted in a way that we cannot afford not to distance ourselves from," Susanne Ryden, president of the academy, told sources.  

"This is unacceptable and not something the academy can be associated with," she added.  

Since 2011, Gergiev had held a senior honorary position within the institution, which ranks among one of the 10 royal academies in Sweden.

He had already been declared persona non grata ("person not welcome" in Latin) by European concert halls, including in Germany, France, and Italy.  

He was barred from directing the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin and dismissed from performing an opera by Tchaikovsky in La Scala, Milan.

Another celebrity who suffered a similar fate is soprano Anna Netrebko who withdrew from the Metropolitan Opera in New York after refusing to renounce her support of Russia.  

She later condemned the war in Ukraine and stated her desire to perform again in Europe.

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EU states have also suggested banning Russian tourists altogether - however, that will cost the EU €21 billion in losses, which is why it did not go through.

In early August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mused that the Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy,” and urged the West to refuse entry to Russian tourists.

Moscow responded by saying that such proposals would only have a negative effect on all involved and called the measure “discriminatory.”

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The week prior, Meta had permitted its users to incite violence against the Russian armed forces on its social media platforms in light of Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine. On April 21, Russia imposed sanctions against Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg.

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