A post by Russian pop and opera singer Nikolai Baskov saying that “Russia does not start wars” has sparked controversy on the Instagram platform.
The platform blocked the post’s image on the pretext that it promotes lies and misinformation
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Earlier, the Russian website kp.ru had published the post of the Russian People’s Artist, Nikolai Baskov, in which he supported the special operation carried out by Russian forces in defense of the Donbass region. There is a phrase that says, “Russia does not start wars, but ends them.”
It is reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia has blacklisted Nikolai Baskov, the Latvian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgar Rinkevich, stated that the People’s Artist had been sanctioned for his support of “Russian aggression against Ukraine”.