"Troublesome news has come from Zacatecas, where the state's symphony orchestra has decided to exclude Tchaikovsky's piece from the traditional Maundy Thursday concert," the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel said in a statement.

Earlier, the Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, Victoria Cmilyte-Nilsen, called on Europe to isolate itself from Russia in the field of culture.

In particular, it was proposed to remove Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker from the poster of the National Opera.

On March 10, Elena Branson, chairman of the Coordinating Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots in the United States, said that the level of Russophobia in the United States is only increasing so far.