Tatyana Navka, the wife of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has been denied a grant of 59 million rubles for ice shows, according to the website of the Russian Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. The 48-year-old Olympic champion in ice dancing requested money for the ice shows Ruslan and Lyudmila, The Love Story of Scheherazade, Swan Lake, The Red Flower, and Sleeping Beauty.

It was planned to spend 229,080,000 rubles (~$2.5 million) on the project, of which 59,970,000 ($675 thousand) were grant funds and ~$1.9 million were co-financing.

The news caused a strong reaction among Russian fans. Fans are shocked that the wife of the Kremlin's talkative head was denied money.

Fans predict that the next move will be a criminal case against Peskov, hinting at the situation with the Wagner PMC.

Earlier it was reported that Navka would become the host of her new author's show 'Team'. This act of the ex-Ukrainian caused a negative reaction from her followers.

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