Ukraine broke the touring of the Russian ballet in South Korea - the Foreign Ministry

The ballet show with the participation of leading dancers of the big ballet of Russia was canceled the day before the premiere. The Russian Embassy in South Korea expressed a "deep pity" about the abolition of tours of its countrymen. The tour of the Russian ballet and a "Gala concert of the Bolsha Theater Ballet" in South Korea, which were planned on April 16-18 in Seoul will not take place. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

"Thanks to the efforts of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea and with the support of the Ukrainian community and international partners, the speech of the Russian Prime Bleryna with the project" Modans "in Seulsky Artcenter and" Gala-concert of the Bollet Theater "in the South Korea capital will not take place," message. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this is another step for international isolation of the Russian Federation in the field of culture.

"Russian" cultural "propaganda should not have a place on international sites, and Russian ballerina - on the stages of world theaters. We continue to work so that the enemy can not use the world cultural space to justify their crimes," - said in the department. According to Reuters, the ballet show with the participation of leading dancers of the big ballet of Russia was canceled the day before the premiere.

The organizer of the show reported that the cancellation of the performance was due to the tension in the relationship between Seoul and Moscow against Ukraine and North Korea. The Russian Embassy in South Korea expressed a "deep pity" about the abolition of tours of its compatriots. "Recently, Korean organizers have abandoned the speeches in Seoul Prima-Balerina of the Great Theater SV#Zakharova under the pretext of" Guaranteeing the Security of Viewers. " culture, "the embassy noted.

The Russians specified that in the future such actions of South Korea will be taken into account in the future. We will remind, on April 12, the EU court abolished sanctions that restrict the flights of Russian pilots in Europe. Thus, citizens of the Russian Federation will again have the right to undergo piloting training in Finland. However, Russians cannot control aircraft officially owned by the Russian Federation.