A recent development in Tyumen involves a group of deputies from the Tyumen District Duma call for measures to restrict the performance of singer Valery Meladze within Russia. This request was reported by Ura.ru, which cited the text of the deputies’ appeal as its source.
The appeal urges the public figure V. Sh. Meladze to consider steps that would remove his title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and to enact a full ban on his concert activities across the Russian Federation. The petition bears the signatures of deputies Vladimir Sysoev, Evgeny Makarenko, Ivan Vershinin, Larisa Tsupikova, and Alexander Chepik.
According to the authors, Meladze has publicly aligned with a policy they view as hostile to Russia, describing it as a threat to freedom of speech and alleging that it fosters national hatred. The appeal notes that approval from the head of the Divisional Regional Duma, Fuat Saifitdinov, is required before the letter is sent for consideration.
The concerns cited by the deputies appear to be connected to a previously circulated video in which the artist is alleged to have expressed support for a slogan that translates to Glory to Ukraine, accompanied by the phrase Glory to Heroes during a corporate event held in Dubai. The incident was used as a basis for the current objection and push for limitations on Meladze’s public performances.
Earlier reports indicate that Meladze’s concert tickets were halted in Barnaul in connection with the Dubai incident, a move that was tied to the ensuing controversy and the debates over his public stance. Source: Ura.ru.