Thirty Seconds To Mars’ Jared Leto accused of “insulting” Ukraine after likening Russian war to “problems”

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Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto has been accused of “insulting” Ukraine, after likening Russian war to “problems”.The moment came as the musician and actor appeared on stage in Belgrade last week (October 11), as part of his band’s ongoing ‘Seasons Tour’.While speaking to the crowd in Serbia, Leto asked whether there were any Russians in the audience, before saying that he missed visiting the country and would like to return “once all these problems are finished” (via Independent) – referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine.“We’re going to come back to Serbia, we’re going to go up to St.

Petersburg over Moscow. We’re going to drop down to Kyiv,” he added. “We’re gonna party and hang out with everybody.”After footage was shared online, the comments soon sparked backlash from some fans, with many claiming that he minimised the scale of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.One of which was Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Taking to X/Twitter, they shared footage of the gig alongside the caption: “Jared Leto’s ‘feeling the Russian energy’ and his wish to perform in Russia is an insult to those sacrificing lives to defend freedom.

There can be no appeasement for Russia when it continues its attempts to solve ‘problem’ of Ukraine’s very existence.”Jared Leto’s "feeling the Russian energy" and his wish to perform in Russia is an insult to those sacrificing lives to defend freedom.There can be no appeasement for Russia when it continues its attempts to solve "problem" of Ukraine’s very existence..