Russian rapper Timati (real name Timur Yunusov) may fall under European Union sanctions as part of the 20th package of ...

EADaily, February 16th, 2026. Russian rapper Basta (Vasily Vakulenko) could not fly to Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from Almaty (Kazakhstan) due to a malfunction of the aircraft, the concert was postponed.

“As troops followed their commander’s orders, the relocants sped off in all directions on their scooters,” runs a line from “The Best in Heaven,” a song honoring Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.

A popular Russian rapper on Tuesday deleted a music video singing the praises of Moscow authorities ahead of contentious elections after it gathered almost 1.5 million dislikes on YouTube. Timati, a ...