The Russian Tsarist Pop criticized the war in Ukraine and angered the Kremlin. Now he fled to Israel, where he “prays for peace” – Observer

The Russian Tsarist Pop criticized the war in Ukraine and angered the Kremlin.  Now he fled to Israel, where he “prays for peace” – Observer

More than 250 million albums have been sold, participation in the Eurovision Song Contest and many honors. Alla Pugacheva is a real star in Russia and the former Soviet republics, where she has millions of fans. Dubbed the “Tsarina of Russian Pop” and compared to Madonna and even Edith Piaf, the crowd-moving artist has won many enemies in her country after letting several criticisms go to Vladimir Putin for waging war in Ukraine.

The discontent of the “Pop Tsarina” became already evident when in March she decided to leave Russia, and stay for a few months in Israel. Four months later, she returned to her native country, but in September, after the Russian justice considered her husband Maxim Galkin a foreign agent, Alla Pugacheva broke her silence. On social networks, where she has almost 3.5 million followers, the singer wrote a post in which reveal your opinion about the conflict.

“I express my solidarity with my husband, an honest, respectful, true and true patriot of Russia, incorruptibleAlla Pugacheva, who wishes his country prosperity, a peaceful life, freedom of expression and an end to the killing of our children for fictitious goals, criticized Alla Pugacheva, adding that the war in Ukraine is turning Russia “into a pariah state” within the international community, as well as “making the lives of citizens worse.”

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