Inget utresetillstånd.
I kölvattnet av att fler ukrainska kulturarbetare har valt inte komma tillbaka till det krigsdrabbade Ukraina efter att ha beviljats utresetillstånd, har myndigheterna i Ukraina gjort det svårare och tuffare att få tillgång till utresetillståndet. Flera musiker har drabbats av detta, och White Ward är det senaste bandet i raden av band som nu måste ställa in redan färdiga och bokade Europa-spelningar. Detta drabbar bland annat Plan B i Malmö och spelningen i Köpenhamn.
Bandet har skrivit en lång förklaring på sin facebooksida:
”Right now “wartime” restrictions are applied in Ukraine, and they include limitations for men in ages 18-60 to cross the border, because it is a range when men are available for military service. So, there is a need to get special permission from state authorities to travel out of Ukraine. During the year 2022 the Ministry Of Culture helped Ukrainian musicians and different artists and assisted in acquiring such permits (for a limited time) and that is why we, and many other bands, were able to play in Europe last year.
But a working algorithm that allows to control the “way back” was not created and responsibilities related to the violations of the permission terms – were nowhere written. And that is why some impudent people just used this opportunity to run out of Ukraine and decided not to come back. Very few cases are known, but after the last one, which raised a lot of noise and dissatisfaction in the media, the Ministry Of Culture decided to implement immediate changes and new rules, even for artists who have already sent a request for permit weeks before an accident – we have sent such request on February, 20th. That is the reason why many Ukrainian bands […] have already canceled or almost canceled their tours. Some bands were affected when they were already at the border and shows should take place the next day, but due to new rules, they were not allowed to leave Ukraine!
The new rules suppose some additional documents to a request. In our case, every member of the band has his own difficulties in acquiring that, even with an immediate start – there is no guarantee that the process will be successful and accomplished in time. Also, that is anyway not a guarantee that the request will be approved – our colleagues` request was refused even with all the requested documents. So, we just can’t get this permission and it is over.”
Bara Metal intervjuade bandet i december, och du kan läsa hela intervjun här, inklusive förklaringen kring varför bandet överhuvudtaget kunde planera en Europaresa och hur livet i Odesa är just nu när Putin och Ryssland bombar de flesta städer för att skrämma befolkning till att kuvas.
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