Kanye West is setting sail to Moscow this year to bring his Sunday Service to the East and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The motivation for Ye’s decision to head to Russia is to expand his business activities in the country. He has developed a relationship with Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire real estate mogul Aras Agalarov and his son Emin Agalarov, who have been critical in his decision.
According to the rapper’s strategic advisor Ameer Suda, the long-term plan is to make Russia a “second home” for West. He also confirmed to Billboard that Kanye “will be spending a lot of time out there”.
At the moment, the venue for Sunday Service is yet to be announced. However, we know that Putin will be in attendance, and Sudan noted that Ye has wanted to meet the leader for a while.
“This is Ye, Ye is going to get there regardless. What are they going to say? He’s going to be a special guest of the Agalarovs,” Sudan commented.
“Kanye knows what’s going on more than the average human being, he’s well aware of things. And it’s nothing against the United States or to cause conflicts, but Ye is Ye – he can’t be controlled.”
West previously expressed his appreciation for the Russian regime when he appeared on the Drink Champs podcast when he referred to himself as ‘Young Putin’.
