Eight-year-old Nina never wanted to be a star on Russian state television. Nevertheless, the Kyiv native was the subject of a one-hour discussion on Russia’s First Channel, a popular national show. The topic was hot: a Ukrainian family wanted their daughter to be taught music in Ukrainian.
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Eight-year-old Nina is shown on the video while practicing her singing exercises in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Screenshot First Channel via atlanticcouncil.org)
