Pink Floyd's Roger Waters lashed out on Sunday after two upcoming concerts in Krakow in Poland were scrapped following criticism from city councillors over his stance on the war in Ukraine.

The city council is scheduled to debate a motion this week that would declare Waters a "persona non grata" and one councillor, Lukasz Wantuch, had urged city residents to boycott the Waters concerts.

Waters wrote an open letter earlier this month saying the West should stop providing arms to Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of allowing "extreme nationalism" in Ukraine and urging him to "put an end to this deadly war".

Live Nation Polska said on Twitter on Saturday that the concerts, which had been scheduled for April next year at the city's Tauron Arena, had been "cancelled" but did not give any more details.

Waters on Facebook denied Polish media reports that his team had pulled out but criticised Wantuch, accusing him of "draconian censoring of my work".

"Lukasz Wantuch seems to know nothing of my history of working, all my life, at some personal cost, in the service of human rights," Waters said.

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Paraphrasing the words of his hit single "Another Brick in the Wall", Waters also wrote: "Hey! Lukasz Wantuch! 'Leave them Kids Alone!'".

He said he had only wanted to urge the countries involved "to work towards a negotiated peace rather than escalate matters towards a bitter end".

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters lashed out on Sunday after two upcoming concerts in Krakow in Poland were scrapped following criticism from city councillors over his stance on the war in Ukraine.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters lashed out on Sunday after two upcoming concerts in Krakow in Poland were scrapped following criticism from city councillors over his stance on the war in Ukraine. The city council is scheduled to debate a motion this week that would declare Waters a "persona non grata" and one councillor, Lukasz Wantuch, had urged city residents to boycott the Waters concerts. Waters wrote an open letter earlier this month saying the West should stop providing arms to Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of allowing "extreme nationalism" in Ukraine and urging him to "put an end to this deadly war". Live Nation Polska said on Twitter on Saturday that the concerts, which had been scheduled for April next year at the city's Tauron Arena, had been "cancelled" but did not give any more details. Waters on Facebook denied Polish media reports that his team had pulled out but criticised Wantuch, accusing him of "draconian censoring of my work". "Lukasz Wantuch seems to know nothing of my history of working, all my life, at some personal cost, in the service of human rights," Waters said. Also read: Heart of Stone: Alia Bhatt and Gal Gadot perform high-octane stunts in the first teaser - watch Paraphrasing the words of his hit single "Another Brick in the Wall", Waters also wrote: "Hey! Lukasz Wantuch! 'Leave them Kids Alone!'". He said he had only wanted to urge the countries involved "to work towards a negotiated peace rather than escalate matters towards a bitter end".

Roger Waters concerts scrapped in Poland over Ukraine war remarks row

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Friday to investigate whether the ousted ambassador to Ukraine was being spied on by President Donald Trump's supporters but said he was unaware if so.

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House Democrats, who cited Trump's dismissal of ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as they impeached him, released documents this week that suggested that the envoy was under private surveillance.

After days of the State Department not commenting, Pompeo said in two interviews with conservative media that he had not previously heard of any surveillance of Yovanovitch.

"We do our best to make sure that no harm will come to anyone," he told radio host Tony Katz.

"We will do everything we need to do to evaluate whether there was something that took place there," he said.

"I suspect that much of what's been reported will ultimately prove wrong, but our obligation -&nbsp;my obligation as secretary of state -&nbsp;is to make sure that we evaluate, investigate," he said.

Pompeo said he has never met Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-born American who was working with Trump's personal lawyer, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The documents released by House Democrats detailed exchanges in which Yovanovitch's location was discussed, indicating that she may be under watch.

Ukraine earlier announced a probe amid indications that officials joined the alleged surveillance effort.

Trump last year removed Yovanovitch as ambassador and later denounced her in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that triggered his impeachment.

Witnesses testified that Trump saw the veteran diplomat as an impediment in his bid to pressure Ukraine to investigate his domestic rival Joe Biden, whose son served on the board of a Ukrainian company.

Pompeo, a stalwart ally of Trump, has come under sharp criticism from former career diplomats for not robustly defending Yovanovitch either to the White House or in public.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Friday to investigate whether the ousted ambassador to Ukraine was being spied on by President Donald Trump's supporters but said he was unaware if so.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Friday to investigate whether the ousted ambassador to Ukraine was being spied on by President Donald Trump's supporters but said he was unaware if so. White House broke law by withholding Ukraine aid, says Congressional agency House Democrats, who cited Trump's dismissal of ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as they impeached him, released documents this week that suggested that the envoy was under private surveillance. After days of the State Department not commenting, Pompeo said in two interviews with conservative media that he had not previously heard of any surveillance of Yovanovitch. "We do our best to make sure that no harm will come to anyone," he told radio host Tony Katz. "We will do everything we need to do to evaluate whether there was something that took place there," he said. "I suspect that much of what's been reported will ultimately prove wrong, but our obligation - my obligation as secretary of state - is to make sure that we evaluate, investigate," he said. Pompeo said he has never met Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-born American who was working with Trump's personal lawyer, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. The documents released by House Democrats detailed exchanges in which Yovanovitch's location was discussed, indicating that she may be under watch. Ukraine earlier announced a probe amid indications that officials joined the alleged surveillance effort. Trump last year removed Yovanovitch as ambassador and later denounced her in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that triggered his impeachment. Witnesses testified that Trump saw the veteran diplomat as an impediment in his bid to pressure Ukraine to investigate his domestic rival Joe Biden, whose son served on the board of a Ukrainian company. Pompeo, a stalwart ally of Trump, has come under sharp criticism from former career diplomats for not robustly defending Yovanovitch either to the White House or in public.

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