This week there was a diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Israel, Poland exchanged Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who was to be deported to Ukraine, and Putin announced a truce
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Director Ermitaj Mikhail Piotrovsky gathered a briefing to briefly comment on the return of the famous archaeologist Alexander Butigin from the Polish prison as a result of a non-public exchange operation involving the President of Belarus and Russian intelligence services. "We are well aware that there are many people worthy of being released from foreign detention and appreciate that Ermitage's request has been considered a priority. Ermitage …
This week there was a diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Israel, Poland exchanged Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who was to be deported to Ukraine, and Putin announced a truce