Should Russian public figures take a stand on the Ukraine war?

Russian public figures face rising strain to sentence the Ukraine battle or threat being cancelled within the West.

Throughout the Western world, Russian artists, musicians, filmmakers and athletes are being excluded from occasions and competitions.

They're underneath rising strain to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The rising strain comes regardless of legal guidelines to guard the liberty of expression in Europe and North America.

So, ought to public figures be compelled to take a stand on the Ukraine battle?

Presenter: Hazem Sika

Visitors:

Natalia Pelevine – Playwright, political activist and blogger

Alexey Yaroshevsky – Sport reporter in Russia

Danyel Reiche – Visiting affiliate professor at Georgetown College Qatar