Ambassador visits Eganville | The Eganville Leader eganvilleleader.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eganvilleleader.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Russian Embassy in Ottawa asked the city to fly the Russian flag and illuminate a wing of City Hall in red, white and blue to mark Russia Day on Sunday, but the city refused.
It’s a round of applause for Vasily Popadiuk. The touring violinist found a gap in his schedule to perform at a benefit concert at Lansdowne Park for Ukraine.
Violins sang out for Ukraine over the weekend, as a series of benefit concerts in Ottawa aimed to raise $100,000 for humanitarian efforts in the country.
“Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine” will showcase the work of 19th century Ukrainian artist Taras Shevchenko, whose work showcased themes of Ukrainian oppression by Russia in the 1800s.