Press service representatives of the Main Directorate of Diplomatic Unit Services (GlavUpDK) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 5 million rubles were spent on the purchase of tickets to the Bolshoi Theatre. Press service message published on the administration site.
The report states that 350 tickets were purchased to the Bolshoi Theater for the traditional New Year’s reception for foreign diplomats accredited on behalf of the ministry leadership.
The State Department declared that scheduled events for which tickets were purchased “are generally accepted in diplomatic practice and belong to the category of providing protocol events.”
Baza before this Telegram channel stated It was added to the purchasing list of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for protocol events that foreign diplomats will attend. In addition to 500 tickets to the Bolshoi Theater, tickets to the Moscow Circus were also purchased.