# Russian rapper Morgenshtern says he was offered a way back to Russia: visit Donbas, apologize, or pay $1 million

https://mins.news/en/item/40760

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 17:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/russian-rapper-morgenshtern-says-he-was-offered-a-way-back-to-russia-visit-the-occupied-donbas-apologize-or-fork-over-1-million

> Rapper Alisher Morgenshtern said people linked to Russian authorities offered to arrange his return if he publicly supported the war. The proposed conditions were a visit to occupied territories, a public apology, or a $1 million payment to resolve the matter without action. He said he refused because he had done nothing wrong and did not want to support the war. Morgenshtern also said officials threatened him with a 15-year sentence before he left Russia.