Posted 1/10/2024, 2:59:00 PM
Moscow Court Closes Nightclub Over Controversial Pre-Christmas Party
- Moscow court shuts down nightclub for 90 days after it hosted a controversial "almost naked" party before Christmas
- Closure part of Putin's domestic crackdown on sexually suggestive behavior by Russia's showbiz elite amid war in Ukraine
- Party on Dec 20 sparked backlash from Orthodox Church, pro-war activists, lawmakers over revealing costumes
- One attendee fined, jailed, then forced to enlist after event deemed to "propagate non-traditional sexual relationships"
- Russia's war on Ukraine tied to expanded crackdown on LGBTQ+ community under law against "non-traditional" relations