Soprano Netrebko sparks outcry by posing with Ukrainian rebel flag — reuters.com

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the biggest names in international opera, has stirred controversy by posing with the flag of Ukraine's pro-Russian rebels and making a donation to the opera house in the separatists' main stronghold, Donetsk. Netrebko said on Facebook she had not recognized the flag of "Novorossiya" (New Russia) when she posed alongside a rebel official on Sunday and entrusted him with the donation of 1 million roubles ($18,439).

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