Actor and former boxer Mickey Rourke is speaking out about the Russia-Ukraine war, calling it a "nightmare kind of scenario" in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, and noting he prays to God that Russian President Vladimir Putin puts an end to it. "I had the time of my life," Rourke told Fox News Digital of visiting the country four years ago for a professional fight. "The people couldn't have been nicer, more polite, more respectful." While he was there, Rourke said he met with Putin. "He took us to a very famous museum in St.
Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request
28.02.2022 - 22:25 / abcnews.go.com
Ukraine. Gergiev, 68, is a friend and supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Gergiev succeeded Charles Dutoit as festival director in 2018.
This year's festival is scheduled from July 15-31.Verbier said Monday it will return “donations from any individual sanctioned by a western government” and will exclude “artists who have publicly aligned themselves with the Russian government’s actions.”Gergiev is the music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and its White Nights Festival, as well as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic.Gergiev was dropped last week from the Vienna Philharmonic's five-concert U.S.
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