Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak expressed bewilderment over the proposed performance of Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko at the Rome Opera, calling on the civilized world to take measures to prevent Russian artists who support the war in Ukraine from continuing their activities on the international stage.

"Pretty strange news. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will return to the stage of the Rome Opera. This is the cultural figure who in 2012 was a trusted person in Putin's elections, in 2014 she came to Donetsk and held the flag of 'Novorossiya.' She was a servant of the regime. And suddenly she returns to the stage of Europe," Yermak responded on Friday in Telegram to the TASS report about Netrebko's return to the stage of the Rome Opera.

He said now it is crucial that "Russian figures do not have the opportunity to earn money in the civilized world and continue to bring Russian culture to Europe and the West, while Russia kills our people, kidnaps children and kills them with missiles."

"Netrebko should not perform in Europe. The only place for her and her kind now is the opera in Moscow. I call on all those involved and our allies to react," Yermak said.