2024-01-27T06:36:45+00:00
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/ Russian President Vladimir Putin indirectly criticized a party held by celebrities in Moscow in which the participants appeared almost naked.
Putin, in what appeared to be a reference to the (semi-naked) Moscow concert, stressed that Russia’s future ruling class should be made up of army veterans, not “weirdos who ‘show their butts.'”
In a televised government meeting, Putin praised “students who interrupted their studies” to fight in Ukraine.
“These are the people who should form the country’s future elite, not those who expose their genitals or show their buttocks,” he added.
“Well, we also need eccentrics. They are also allowed to be among us,” the Russian president continued, adding, “But the real elite of the country should be made up of these people,” referring to the warriors.
The Kremlin has ramped up conservative rhetoric since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, portraying the conflict as a battle against the West and its values.
Many celebrities and prominent Russian figures attended a party at the Motabor nightclub in Moscow, to which they were invited under the name “Almost Naked”.
This event contradicts the family image that Moscow cares about, which prompted conservatives in Russia to demand investigations.