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Not only politics and diplomacy are concerned about what is happening in Eastern Europe. Even the artists react to the invasion of Ukrainian territory by troops from Moscow. From Mahmood to Madonna, from Gerard Depardieu to the Russian singer (friend of Putin) Anna Netrebko: their messages

The singer and winner of Sanremo Mahmood, in the press conference at the Italy Pavilion of Expo 2020 Dubai expressed himself on the war between Ukraine and Russia: “I am convinced that it is important to be here today, above all for the historical moment in which we find ourselves, given what is happening in Ukraine. It is important to leave just and strong messages in a period like this. I will send the message above all tonight with the concert” and “I think it is to always be on the side of the oppressed and never of the oppressors. This is the message basis, the rule”

Since when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, ithe world of entertainment showed her solidarity for those affected by the war. The French actor Gerard Depardieu has launched an appeal for “lay down your arms” and “negotiate”. “Russia and Ukraine have always been brother countries. I am against this fratricidal war,” Depardieu said, according to French media reports. The French actor, considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, thus released his first statement since the beginning of the conflict

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, on the occasion of the ceremony for his star on the Hollywood walk of fame, he spoke about the conflict, expressing his support “for the Ukrainian people and for the Russian people who oppose the idiocy of the rulers to try to put a stop to the progression of this atrocities”