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Navalnaya and Italy's Minister Condemn Gergiev's Concert

7/16/2025

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Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, and Italy's culture minister have united in their condemnation of Valery Gergiev's upcoming concert in Caserta, fearing it may serve as a platform for Kremlin propaganda. Gergiev, a close ally of Putin, has been shunned by the West for his silence on the Ukraine invasion, prompting Navalnaya's Anti-Corruption Foundation to call for its cancellation.

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Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, and Italy's culture minister have united in their condemnation of Valery Gergiev's upcoming concert in Caserta, fearing it may serve as a platform for Kremlin propaganda. Gergiev, a close ally of Putin, has been shunned by the West for his silence on the Ukraine invasion, prompting Navalnaya's Anti-Corruption Foundation to call for its cancellation.