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Russian Imperialism
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Russia
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Article ID:
24
Title:
Ukrainian musician declines Magnitsky Award given also to Yulia Navalnaya
Author:
Mariia Kabatsii
Date:
November 18, 2024
Source:
Ukrainska Pravda
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Andrii Khlyvniuk, Ukrainian musician and leader of the band Boombox, who currently serves with the Ukrainian military, has declined the Magnitsky Award...However, the musician stated that he could not accept the award alongside other laureates who do not support providing Ukraine with Western weapons for self-defence. "As a father of two children living under Russian missile strikes and a soldier in Ukraine’s Defence Forces (strike drone unit of the Kherson Patrol Police), I cannot accept this award alongside laureates who are 'unsure' about the necessity of providing my country with Western weapons that are critical for repelling Russian aggression." Among this year’s recipients of the Magnitsky Award is Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, who was recognised in the Courage Under Fire category. In her interview with Die Zeit in late October, Navalnaya expressed doubts about the need to keep supplying Ukraine with Western weapons, stating that "bombs also hit Russians".
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