Concert organizers in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have canceled two Russian singers' performances one who opposes Russia’s war in Ukraine and another who supports it.
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Central Asian Uzbekistan has canceled a music festival in which Russian artists supporting the Kremlin's Ukraine invasion were due to perform, officials told AFP Tuesday. The decision came after neighboring Kazakhstan made a similar decision earlier this year. Both countries are close to Moscow but have not voiced support for the invasion of Ukraine, which has made Russia's allies in the former Soviet Union nervous. The festival, called Zhara ("heat" in Russian) was due to take place in the capital Tashkent on May 20 and 21. "It is canceled because of the participation of Russian singers and their publications on social media," an official of Uzbekistan's main ticket booking service told AFP. The official said he was not sure if the festival would still take place.