Alla Pugacheva, Russian singing star, opposes Moscow's military presence in Ukraine

Pop singer Alla Pugacheva in Moscow, September 15, 2011. ASSOCIATED PRESS - Misha Japaridze

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She is "the" Russian star par excellence, a singer who speaks to the whole country, well beyond political opinions and indifference.

This means that his position could have significant repercussions in Russia.

Alla Pougatcheva, known for decades in Russia and the former USSR, who had met Vladimir Putin on several occasions, but without ever supporting him, took a position on the social network Instagram on Sunday, September 18 against the presence of Russian soldiers. in Ukraine.

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With our correspondent in Moscow,

Alla Pougatcheva first reacts to her husband's classification as a "foreign agent".

Comedian Maxime Galkin was placed on this infamous list last Friday.

The superstar asks the Ministry of Justice to join her there: “

, she writes,

»

" 

End of the death of our boys

 "

This request was relayed by several Russian media such as the

 and

agencies , without further details.

A few mentioned her phrase of solidarity with her husband.

But nobody in the official media mentioned the other part of her message: her wish, like her husband, to see "an 

 .

Consequences

Unlike those who fled the country and raised their voices in the spring, the star does not go so far as to condemn the principle of the offensive, but puts more emphasis on the consequences of this decision.

Silent so far, absent from the country according to several Russian media since the spring, the 73-year-old star wrote these words on her Instagram account to 3.5 million subscribers.

This social network is banned and inaccessible in Russia.

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