A lead dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Smirnova said she is “ashamed of Russia” and publicly denounced its president, Vladimir Putin, for giving the order to invade the neighboring country.
Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment.Olga Smirnova, a prima ballerina from Russia, is speaking out against the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
A lead dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Smirnova said she is"ashamed of Russia" and publicly denounced its president, Vladimir Putin, for giving the order to invade the neighboring country. "I cannot but say that with all the fibers of my soul I am against the war," Smirnova wrote on a newly-created Telegram account, according to theOlga Smirnova created a Telegram account to speak out against Russia's war in Ukraine."I never thought that I would be ashamed of Russia. I have always been proud of the talented Russian people, our cultural and sporting achievements," the 30-year-old continued."But now the line is drawn on the before and after.