Kennedy Center in Washington DC drops their ‘Russian lounge’
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl02:33 pm EDT 03/20/22
The Washington DC-based cultural center “quietly” renamed a meeting space that was previously decorated with Russian art and dubbed the “Russian Lounge”, following a $5 million donation from businessman Vladimir Potanin in 2011 Politico reported. Mr Potanin, who owns nickel mines in the country, is one of the Russian oligarchs with ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin who has thus far escaped US sanctions over the invasion...
