How to reported Rokas Pukinskas, spokesperson for the Department of Migration, said the decision was made following “a written proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the collection of additional information leading to the conclusion that this foreign national may pose a threat to national security.”
In October, Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas asked the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ban Morgenstern from entering the country. “I cannot sit idly by and watch as, for the third time, an artist comes to Vilnius who cannot say who Crimea belongs to, who publicly expresses respect for Putin, and who has been included by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture on a list of individuals posing a threat to national security.”, — wrote He's on Facebook.
Morgenstern's concert in Vilnius was scheduled for November 29 at the Pramogų Arena. Interestingly, tickets are still on sale.
How to resembles "Mediazona" reports that the musician has been on Russia's "foreign agents" registry since May 2022. In 2024, he aroused a criminal case regarding failure to comply with the requirements for “foreign agents.” Morgenstern was later placed on a wanted list, and his property in Moscow was seized.
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