Men championing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine at a Sydney concert sparked a complaint to security agencies and exposed tensions in the Russian community.
Men in black shirts, bearing the white ‘Z’ symbol showing support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, attended a performance of a Russian choir on Friday.The Z stunt at the concert was linked to Simeon Boikov, a pro-Putin influencer holed up in the Russian consulate trying to escape Australian arrest warrants.
“We have learned that many symbols of Russian aggression were demonstrated during this concert,” Svoboda Alliance NSW wrote in the letter. “Putin figured soft power is appealing to many people, the fascination with Russian culture, music, their Dostoyevskis - it’s a way into important political circles in Western countries,” Myroshnychenko said.
The choristers wore tuxedos; others in the room wore military garb. A banner of Russia’s crest, an eagle with two heads, hung behind them in the stately room in July 2020.
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