Miley Cyrus Might Cancel Bangerz Concert Thanks to Vladimir Putin
Despite selling out her Helsinki concert, Miley Cyrus may be forced to cancel her Finnish tour stop thanks to U.S./Russian tensions.
According to the BBC, planned concerts in Finland by Cyrus, Justin Timberlake and Aerosmith may be canceled as a result of U.S. sanctions against Russia over the situation in the Ukraine.
But Finland isn't Russia, so what's the problem? Well, the concert venue, Helsinki Hartwall, is owned by Gennady Timchenko and brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, three men who are part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle." Under the sanctions, no American citizen or business can provide them—or any of the other 24 people identified with ties to Putin—with "economic resources." In short, no doing business with these bad boys.
Live Nation said it's currently reviewing the situation to ensure sanctions are upheld. The BBC notes that if the money had been paid before the restrictions, the concert could go on as planned. If money is still owed to the venue—and Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers—the shows could be axed.
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