A group of students at Georgetown University criticized the school administration for inviting 22-year-old Stanford University student Daria Navalnaya, daughter of Alexei Navalny, who is on the list of terrorists and extremists, to her graduation ceremony. The post writes about it Policy.
Students, alumni, and faculty at the Walsh School of Foreign Service in Georgetown signed a petition protesting the invitation. When they enter the stage, they intend to stand up and turn their backs on the stage.
A Ukrainian university student told Politico that she hopes to one day serve in the Ukrainian parliament, and that her “fight or not” photo with a Russian political figure could damage her future. “Last year, alumni shook hands with Blinken, who gave a speech. Should I shake your hand? I won’t go even if I have to,” he said.
The publication writes that facing a negative reaction, the Georgetown University leadership expanded the speaker list to divert attention from Dasha Navalnaya’s speech. But the leadership of the educational institution does not intend to refuse the invitation of Navalny’s daughter. At the same time, it was reported that Daria and other speakers would not shake hands with the students and would sit in the front rows on the stage.
Ukrainians before criticized The triumph of the film “Navalny” in the documentary nomination of the Academy Award “Oscar”. Ukrainian stand-up comedian Anton Tymoshenko mocked Navalny’s wife Yulia for her Oscar performance. “Navalny received an Oscar for perfectly playing a Russian dissident,” he wrote on social networks.