It is reported by "Hromadske".
It is noted that during his speech of thanks to the organizers of the event, he thanked Russia.
“Thank you, Russia!
Thank you, Odessa! "
- he said.
It is noted that after that the audience began to react negatively to his words and the director apologized.
In October 2019, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in Zhitomir, made a reservation and mentioned Russia instead of Ukraine.