Pop star and Eurovision finalist Polina Gagarina has asked the EU’s top court to remove her from the list of sanctions that were imposed on Russians in connection with the Ukraine conflict.
Brussels has blacklisted many Russian celebrities for supporting the Russian army or in any way publicly associating themselves with Moscow’s policies towards Ukraine.
Gagarina was sanctioned in June, with the EU accusing her of supporting the actions that “undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine” by participating in Russian “state propaganda events.” The restrictions were slapped on the 37-year-old singer three months after she performed at a concert in Moscow celebrating the 10th anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia. The UN still recognizes the mostly Russian-speaking peninsula as part of Ukraine.
Gagarina filed a complaint to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in September. According to the legal document, which was registered on October 14, she argues that…