MOSCOW, July 26 Russian performer Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov), having performed at a rally in support of domestic performers at the US Embassy in Moscow, did everything right, expressing his civic position, believes Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. The video is published by the Telegram channel «Workshop of New Media».
Shaman performed at a rally-concert at the US Embassy in the center of Moscow on Friday, July 19. The artist stated that his performance was aimed, among other things, at protecting his colleagues, Russian artists who were blocked on YouTube.
«Shaman did everything right, expressing his civic position in the way that is most accessible to him, doing what he does best,» Peskov said during a meeting with participants of the «New Media Festival», commenting on the artist's performance at the US Embassy.
The video is published by the Telegram channel «Workshop of New Media».
Earlier, a message appeared on the European Commission website that Shaman fell under new sanctions from the European Union due to his support for actions that allegedly «undermine the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine».
After which Shaman reported that his YouTube channel was blocked, citing the fact that he is Russian.
Also, the channels of Grigory Leps, Oleg Gazmanov, Yulia Chicherina and Vyacheslav Manucharov have been blocked on the video hosting platform, the correspondent was convinced.