Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called singer…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called singer Laima Vaikule's festival in the Latvian city of Jurmala on Wednesday, July 29, 'diabolical hypocrisy'.
Consensus
- The Laima Rendezvous Jurmala music festival was held in Jurmala, Latvia, from July 24 to 26.
- Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, criticized the festival as 'diabolical hypocrisy'.
- Zakharova stated that organizers use a concept originally created during the Soviet era while criticizing the Soviet past.
- The event attracted several well-known Russian artists who have left Russia.
Points of divergence
- Laima Vaiкуle is expected to earn over 20 million rubles from the festival in Jurmala. — vesti
- Andrey Makarevich grabbed a journalist's phone during an interview before his performance at the event. — vm
- Alla Pugacheva and her husband, Maxim Galkin, attended the Laima Rendezvous Jurmala event. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- "The Devil's Hypocrisy": Zakharova Comments on Vaykule Festival in Jurmala — Вести
- Захарова назвала проведение фестиваля в латвийской Юрмале «адовым лицемерием» — Вечерняя Москва
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