「日本人は反ロでない」　国葬で来日の大統領特別代表

　安倍晋三元首相の国葬のため来日したロシアのシュビトコイ大統領特別代表（国際文化協力担当）は２７日、タス通信などロシア記者団と懇談し、安倍政権で日ロの文化交流が進んだことを高く評価した。その上で、ウクライナ侵攻や対ロシア制裁を念頭に「現在、深刻な政治危機にあるが、私は日本人が反ロシアだとは言わない」と述べた。
　一方、プーチン大統領と親交のある世界的指揮者ワレリー・ゲルギエフ氏らの１１月末～１２月初めの来日公演について、日本側がキャンセルしたことは「賢明な判断ではない」と批判。「プーチン氏の政策を支持したからといって、音楽家の才能が劣るわけではない」と反論した。「ロシア文化は世界の文化の不可分な一部」とも指摘した。（2022/09/28-06:52）

Mikhail Shvydkoy, special representative of the Russian president for international cultural cooperation, told Russian media Tuesday that he would not label Japanese as being anti-Russia even in the face of serious political crises, apparently referring to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and international sanctions on Moscow.
   Speaking to Russian state-run news agency Tass and others, Shvydkoy, who visited Japan to attend Tuesday's state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also highly praised the advancing of Japan-Russia cultural exchanges under the Abe administration.
   On Japan's canceling of Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's performances that were planned in Japan from late November to early December, however, Shvydkoy said it was not a wise decision. Gergiev is known to have close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
   Supporting Putin's policies does not mean having less talents as a musician, Shvydkoy said. He stressed that Russian culture is an integral part of global culture.