Music streaming service Spotify has removed the pages and songs of several Russian artists who supported the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Among them are Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov), Chicherina, Polina Gagarina, Grigory Leps, Oleg Gazmanov, and rock group Lyube, according to Telegram channel Rodnoy Zvuk. The European Union imposed sanctions against Gagarina and Shaman earlier this week. Chicherina, Gazmanov, and Lyube leader Nikolai Rastorguev were placed under EU sanctions in October 2022, followed by Leps in December the same year. Spotify, the world's largest streaming service, ceased its Russia operations in April 2022, due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Spotify Removes Russian Artists Who Support Ukraine War
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