Russian-Belarusian Band Returns to Stage After Detention in Thailand

Musicians of the Bi-2 rock band perform at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland, March 16, 2024. Egor Bortnik, one of the founders of the Bi-2 band, performs at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland, March 16, 2024. People attend a concert of the Bi-2 rock band at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland, March 16, 2024.

A Russian-Belarusian rock band that denounces Moscow's Ukraine invasion returned to the stage this week, voicing defiance after being detained in Thailand in January and threatened with deportation to Russia.