Anna Netrebko, the world-famous Russian opera soprano, is under fire for extending support to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The singer posed for journalists alongside leading separatist figure Oleg Tsaryov at a joint press conference in St. Petersburg last weekend, during which she announced she was donating 1 million rubles ($18, 650) to the Donetsk Opera Theater.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Opera star Netrebko under fire for backing Ukraine separatists
Russian singer Anna Netrebko performs during a concert in Hamburg, northern Germany, on January 15, 2013.
