Legendary Russian rocker Yuri Shevchuk, the frontman of the band DDT, has been slapped with a misdemeanor charge for railing against the war in Ukraine and mockingly calling President Vladimir Putin “Caesar” during a recent concert. The outspoken 65-year-old musician was performing in Ufa, Russia, on May 18 when he paused the show at the “Ufa-Arena” venue and addressed the audience.Shevchuk questioned the aims of the war, soon entering its fourth month, and why “Russian and Ukrainian youths are dying,” as seen in cellphone footage that has been making the rounds on social media.
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