Ballet|According to the Ukrainian National Opera, small “Ukrainian” ballet clubs are part of Russian hybrid warfare. According to the SVT study, the flag money of the presentations is directed to a Russian bank account.
The abstract is made by artificial intelligence and checked by man.
The Ballet of Ukraine Ballet Society, which toured in Sweden, was revealed in Russian SVT report.
The flagship of the party’s performances is directed to a Russian bank account through a company registered in Switzerland.
The Ukraine National Opera has long warned that similar vague parties are part of the Russian hybrid warfare.
Ballet of Ukraine has also performed in Finland.
In the world Below Ukraine’s name, several ballet groups, which are actually Russians. The phenomenon has been around for years, as there has been strong demand for Ukrainian culture since the beginning of the Russian invasion war.
Swedish media has highlighted the phenomenon during the first half of the year.
Sydsvenskan wrote in January that the Ukrainian National Ballet has warned of ballet clubs around Europe, which are not really related to Ukraine, or at best they are quite weak.
“The only parties representing the Ukrainian ballet are the Ukrainian National Opera and the HVAC Opera,” the Ukrainian National Opera spokesman Lana Roxy told the magazine.
Swedish broadcaster SVT On Wednesday, it published an extensive survey in which it studied the background of the party, which was called Ballet of Ukraine in eight Swedish cities. The party has presented NutcrackersBallet.
The SVT had received an anonymous hint that the activities of the party are related to the funding of the offensive war in Ukraine in Ukraine. The group of SVT investigating journalists who traveled to Kiev said the claim was true.
The journalists did not find the ballet studio, which was noted on the party website, only an office building and a shopping center.
According to SVT, Ballet of Ukraine’s booking company Touring Actors is located on a Russian server owned by a Russian individual. However, the same person announces that he or she is engaged in business in Moscow, so he or she pays his taxes to Russia.
A group of SVT investigative journalists did not find any Ukrainian or Russian companies that would have been paid in Swedish presentations, but at least six presentations have been paid to a company registered by a Russian ex-banker.
Lippu.fi According to the list of past events, Ballet of Ukraine has also performed in Finland, at least in Raahelä, Raahe, Tapiolasal, Espoo and Järvenpää House under the name of the Ukrainian Ballet. Lippu.fi introduces the group as a “Ukrainian ballet group, which includes ballet artists from leading theaters in Ukraine.”
At the Järvenpää House, the party presented Nutcracker twice, December 2023 and December 2024.
Head of the Järvenpää House Jari Salminen On Wednesday morning, he was informed about the background of the party when Helsingin Sanomat called him to confirm the Järvenpään visits to Ukraine.
“Goodbye. I just raised the electronic contract of their booking company Touring Actors. Here is a postal address to Minnesund, Norway, and the name of the contact person,” Salminen says.
“Huh huh huh. I have to admit that I am completely shocked by this information.”
Salminen is not yet able to say what kind of action in Järvenpää will take it.
Ballet Of Ukrainen, in February, the Grand Ukrainian Ballet Society, who claimed to be Ukraine, also appeared in Sweden, although according to a Sydsvenskan study of January, the connection to Ukraine was downright non -existent.
The Swedish tour of The Heritage Ballet, who performed in Ukraine in December, was canceled. According to a safety report on the party, it has contacts with the Russian state.