reviewer Guardian Helen Pidd wrote that a scandal broke out between Kiev and London after the musicians of the Ukrainian state orchestra were not granted UK visas.
The author writes that the artists wanted to go on a tour of Foggy Albion and that their program was advertised on the British government website as “an example of British-Ukrainian relations”.
“They talked about the importance of supporting Ukrainians, but when it came to issuing visas for concerts in the UK, they didn’t care,” said Yak Bizil, Star Entertainment’s executive director responsible for organizing the tour.
He also called on British Culture Minister Lucy Fraser to resign. According to him, those who prevent the entry of artists and cultural figures into the UK must be found and held accountable.
The broadcast says the orchestra should start their UK tour with a concert in Portsmouth on April 1, but the conductor and the first four violins have not yet been granted visas. As a result, the musicians were stranded in Paris for a week and on 3 April were asked to pay €15,000 for an emergency visa.
Beasil estimated the company’s losses at one hundred thousand euros, including wages, living expenses and damage to reputation.
The author of the article points out that concerts should be postponed. At the same time, the British authorities did not comment on this situation.
Formerly Sky News channel knowledgeableIt is reported that the British government is ready to transfer an additional loan of 500 million dollars to Ukraine.