MOSCOW: After the Kremlin launched its offensive in Ukraine last year, Russian punk rocker Vladimir Kotlyarov left his country along with many other artists and cultural figures.
The lead singer of the Pornofilmy band was part of a wave of Russians who left in protest at President Vladimir Putin’s military decision.
“It was disgusting for me to be in a society that practically did not react to the start of the war,” he told AFP.
Russia’s Ukraine campaign, which has dragged on for more than 15 months, has split Russian musicians.
While Kotlyarov and many others denounce the offensive from exile, other Russian artists chose…
