Zakharova criticized Kanye West for not apologizing to the people of Russia for supporting Nazism

Kanye West apologized for supporting Nazism to Jews, but not to Russians, Belarusians and people of other nationalities living in Russia, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

The diplomat noted that it was on the eve of the anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany, May 8, 2025, that West released a video in which each chorus included “glory to Hitler,” and at the end there was an audio recording of Hitler’s speech in the 1930s.

“When I hear that he (Kanye West - ed.) sort of apologized to the Jews, I want to ask a question: what about the Russians? And the Belarusians? Did he apologize to the people of other nationalities who live here in our country? I can tell you: no, he didn’t apologize... But we, whose country lost 27 million people from Hitler, don’t need to apologize?” - Zakharova told blogger Georgy Ivashchenko in a podcast.

According to her, when the real blockade survivors, and they are alive, learned that a singer would perform in St. Petersburg, singing a song with the words “Heil” and “Hitler” on May 8, 2025, one of them began to choke and could not believe it.

In mid-August, Say Agency reported to RIA Novosti that Kanye West would give two concerts at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11, but the venue then stated that it had not entered into a stadium rental agreement for the American rapper’s concert, so the event could not take place at the arena.