Estonian authorities banned Russian singer Klava Koke from performing a concert in Tallinn on March 29. He writes about the publication mail time.
Hannus Luure, Communications Advisor at the Estonian Ministry of Culture, told a journalist that Klava Koki’s speech in Estonia was inappropriate because she was “in the service of Russian propaganda”.
Regarding the possibility of the announced concert, Veiko Pesur, Press Spokesperson of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, explained to journalists that the organizers of the event should not invite artists who present “pro-Kremlin theses” to Estonia.
“Russian and Belarusian cultural figures who want to give a concert in Estonia cannot currently obtain an Estonian visa,” he said.
The ministry added that Russian artists who have a visa from another EU country can enter Estonia through the union’s borders, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the right to refuse entry even to foreigners with a Schengen deficiency for reasons of public order or national security. term visa.
Jüri Mets, owner of the MJClub company, which is also the organizer of Klava Koki’s performance in Tallinn, is sure that the singer will indeed come to Estonia in March. According to him, he will be able to enter Tallinn from Germany with a valid Schengen visa.
At the same time, Postimees reported that the announcement on the official page about Klava Koka’s MJClub concert was removed and ticket sales were stopped.
Prior to this, the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Evgeniy of Tallinn and All Estonia reportedA person who left the country due to the decision of the Estonian authorities not to renew the temporary residence permit.
It was previously known what time Klava Koke was holiday expenses in the Maldives.