“For three years you have been at war with your people.” Ksenia Sobchak's appeal to Petro Poroshenko

Criticism of the decision of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ban Russian resources by Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak, who is trying to position herself as a liberal oppositionist, caused a strong reaction on social networks in Ukraine.

Ukrainian politicians, in particular, reacted to the Russian woman’s statement. People's Deputy Mustafa Nayem notes that the Euromaidan, to which Sobchak refers, did without social networks: “I would like to convey to Ksenia Sobchak that the overwhelming pathos of her appeal about VKontakte, to put it mildly, is out of place. Not that I know everything about social networks and revolutions, but specifically, which she so insistently refers to, began, was coordinated and calmly managed by Facebook and Twitter. I think little has been heard about VC in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and other countries of the Arab Spring.

And he adds: “As for the rest, I will not comment on what we all already agree with here. Thank God, there are enough influential journalists and experts in Ukraine who regularly lay out the full scale of problems of the economy, corruption, courts, etc. much more competently and in less general phrases.”

Meanwhile, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Zoryan Shkiryak calls: “Less noise and less attention to this far-fetched hysteria” - and notes that Ukrainians do not need to be taught: “Stop! In my opinion, a lot of attention is paid to the statements of some Russian liberals, which are heard “from behind the curb.” This applies to both Sobchak and Navalny. In particular, regarding their indignation regarding Ukraine’s blocking of “VK” and “OK”. History shows that any Russian democracy ends where the “Ukrainian question” begins. The imperial desire to enslave Ukraine is in their blood. This is a sad diagnosis for the overwhelming majority of Russian society, regardless of social status and political preferences.”

The statement received special attention from representatives of the media environment.

Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter Miroslava Barchuk also expresses surprise why “Facebook is reacting too painfully to Ksenia Sobchak.”

“I don’t understand why there is so much aggression and swearing? What is the reason for this attention? Is Ksenia a moral authority? Is she Angela Merkel or at least Bridget Brink? What is its role for us? What weight does her words have? I think this is involvement in the Russian mental orbit, neurotic dependence on the assessments of Russians, the need for their recognition and support, that is, the inertia of provincialism,” she notes.

And the journalist Vitaly Portnikov advised Ksenia Sobchak to appeal to “another president”: “And I would advise Madame Sobchak to continue her outstanding propaganda career by appealing to another president - Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov. Preferably in the same tone.”

“The main problem of Ksenia Anatolyevna is that in her address to Pyotr Alekseevich she is trying to speak from the position of “the conscience of the nation,” forgetting that the nations on both sides of the border are already different,” adds Pavel Kazarin.

Journalist Sonya Koshkina notes that only the Ukrainian people can judge the Ukrainian president and evaluate the victims of the Revolution of Dignity: “Listen, this is our President! He may be three times wrong, he may be ridiculous, and he may be anything but, but it’s up to us, only us – the Ukrainian people – to judge that! To us and no one else. “Not to Russian liberal journalists” - for sure. “It is not for Russian liberal journalists” to evaluate the victims of the Revolution of Dignity; It’s not for them to philosophize about volunteer battalions.”

Elena Tribushnaya on her Facebook page she published an open appeal to the Russian woman: “So, Ksenia Anatolyevna. The Ukrainian people, who, as you put it, are famous for their rebellion and humor, are so illogical that when our people are beaten, we do not run away, but run to defend our people. Including if this “our” is our president, the list of complaints against whom we ourselves have a huge list,” the journalist writes.

The deputy general director of the ATR television company also expressed his opinion on the situation Aider Muzhdabaev:

Sergey Rudenko asks: “Why should we react to this?”

Russian military journalist Arkady Babchenko I’m ashamed of Sobchak’s words:

This topic was not ignored by the expert community either. Kyiv political scientist Evgeniy Magda believes that “you shouldn’t exaggerate” and generally react to the words of the one who “who anyway???”:

Political strategist Taras Berezovets calls Sobchak “an ideal pattern of liberal vatnicism with a bunch of cliches and a lack of understanding of the realities of Ukraine.” And he adds: “Which is not surprising if you form an opinion about current events in Ukraine on the air of Dozhd. Otherwise, dear Ksenia wouldn’t be spouting outright nonsense about how 25 million users of VKontakte and Odnoklassniki will go out to the Maidan at once to burn tires and overthrow power.”

“I missed what Sobchak said. Well, from the swearing on FB, I see that she said something, but what exactly is not clear. And I caught myself saying that it’s not interesting,” writes the political scientist Kirill Sazonov.

Political scientist and founder of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future Yuri Romanenko calls not to listen to the “grunting of Russian liberalism.”

Meanwhile, human rights activist Sergei Naumovich writes that Sobchak hit the “jackpot.”

Patriots rushed to criticize Sobchak for criticizing Poroshenko, although she should be criticized for something else - she incorrectly pronounces “in Ukraine” and, together with social networks, defends Russian artists who actually broke the law and were quite legally banned from entering Ukraine. There is no way to compare this with blocking social networks.

But the patriots do not mention this, because they did not watch the full video, but only read the headlines of the same patriots - besides, on Dozhd (an organization banned in Ukraine), the full video is available only by subscription.

Be careful not to end up in the crowd of those who “didn’t watch, but I condemn”:

It is clear that Sobchak used the situation for trolling and wanted to provoke just such a reaction from patriots, so to guarantee she mixed artists and social networks into one heap. She's a showwoman and she does it very well.

But the trolling turned out to be on topic.

Poroshenko repeats Putin’s theses, imitates his behavior - and it works. It is unclear where the freedom-loving people who stood on the Maidan went. If Yanukovych had included in dictatorial laws blocking social networks under the pretext that they were controlled by foreign intelligence services, would Maidan have agreed? But such a step seemed unthinkable even to Yanukovych, although it was through social networks that the Maidan was coordinated, which Sobchak reminds our patriots who suddenly fell ill with sclerosis.

There are also Russian liberals, like Babchenko, who approve of Poroshenko’s actions. Apparently, they believe in the real struggle of the Ukrainian government with Russia and that Ukraine is moving by leaps and bounds into the prosperous world of Western democracy. People like Babchenko need Ukraine as a beacon, a guide, an example for his own country. They don’t see or don’t want to see that this beacon has been going out for a long time now, then it will go out.

And if Babchenko, as previously promised, comes to Ukraine to fight against Russia, we will have a surprise waiting for him. For the first post about torn soldiers' boots, they will declare him an agent of the Kremlin, recalling his Russian citizenship. And if he starts writing about open betrayal, agreements and the assistance that the Ukrainian government provides to the Russian occupiers in the occupation of its territory, they may even be denounced as a Russian terrorist, without further ado.

And even if you remain silent and fight silently, you will not be given political asylum, like other foreign volunteers who end up fleeing from Ukrainian democracy to Europe.

Therefore, respect to Sobchak, but it’s better for Babchenko to continue to love Ukraine from a distance, from the Czech Republic and Israel, where he fled from the patriotism of the ideological brothers-in-arms of our Ukrainian patriots.

Show diva and TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak recorded a new appeal to the president - but this time not to the Russian one, but to the Ukrainian one. Addressing Petro Poroshenko against the backdrop of the Ukrainian flag, Sobchak sharply criticized his decree banning Russian social networks, popular in Ukraine, as well as search and email services. A recording of the appeal is posted on the website of the Dozhd TV channel. According to Ksenia Sobchak, only a suicidal politician could declare war on social networks: in Ukraine, where just under 50 million people live, 25 million residents were users of sites that were banned. However, the TV presenter notes, the networks have not yet been technically closed, so Poroshenko has the opportunity to admire how the Ukrainian president and his country look on social networks after his decision. “Half of your people, who are famous for their rebellion and humor, are on these social networks. The people who organized the Maidan, volunteer battalions through social networks are tools of fascist propaganda that you prohibit. The people who paid for the “Revolution of Dignity” with thousands of lives. And you poured this dignity into a cesspool with one decree,” Sobchak stated. She criticized Poroshenko’s statement that Odnoklassniki, VKontakte and Yandex are offices sponsored by the Russian FSB. “Well, yes, you sing along well with Vladimir Putin when he calls the Internet a CIA project. Ballistic missiles, if anything, were also invented by the Nazis. It doesn’t matter who came up with it, it’s important how to use it,” Ksenia Sobchak emphasized, recalling that all investigations about Russian troops in Crimea in 2014 and the circumstances of the crash of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine were made mainly based on VKontakte publications. Sobchak expressed regret that Petro Poroshenko is in no hurry to follow the path of Boris Yeltsin, who, after coming to power in 1991, began economic reforms in Russia. “Instead, you have been fighting with Russian artists for three years, and now with your own people. A worthy opponent, isn’t it?” - the presenter sneers, noting that by their actions the Ukrainian authorities have added another portion to the endless talk shows on Russian TV channels with the only topic that “everything is bad in Ukraine.” Experts: Ukraine needs two years and a billion dollars to block Russian sites. The presenter calls the ban strange also because it does not provide for any sanctions for violating it. “Those who bypass the blocking will not even face an administrative charge - then, explain why it is there? Do you seriously believe that with a piece of paper with a coat of arms you can defeat the people who kicked out Yanukovych and brought you to power? I’m afraid nothing will save your rating - neither the ban on Yandex, nor other extravagant decisions,” said Ksenia Sobchak, addressing Petro Poroshenko. In conclusion, she called on the Ukrainian president to remember that his actions are assessed not only by the citizens of Ukraine, but also by the leaders of Europe, where the president is so eager to lead his country. “And when you need to call some European leader, he will ask for a short information about you. And it will be written there - this is the one who did not let the disabled Russian singer into Eurovision and banned social networks. And Merkel or Macron will ask the secretary: tell him to call back later. And it’s better never,” concluded Ksenia Sobchak. The ban on a number of Russian Internet companies in Ukraine was introduced on May 16 as part of the expansion of Kyiv’s sanctions against Moscow. Russian authorities called this decision absurd and senseless, and Ukrainian experts estimated that it would take about two years and $1 billion for Ukraine to fully comply with the imposed restrictions.

Ksenia Sobchak recorded a video message to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko because of his decree blocking access to a number of Russian social networks and services, the Dozhd TV channel reports.

Sobchak was outraged by the decision of the head of the Ukrainian state and accused him of having been at war with his own people for three years. The TV presenter notes that everyone who fought the war on social networks lost.

“Only a political suicide can fight with social networks and memes. Because you are alone, and half of your people sit on these social networks, who are famous for their rebellion and humor. The people who organized the Maidan, volunteer battalions precisely through social networks are tools of fascist propaganda that you prohibited. The people who paid for the "Revolution of Dignity" with thousands of lives. And you poured this dignity into a cesspool with one decree," she claims.

The presenter recalled that the WhatsApp messenger was developed by a Ukrainian who sold it for an amount equal to half the entire budget of Ukraine. Now he is in no hurry to return to his homeland.

“For several years now, federal talk shows in Russia have begun with the fact that things are bad in Ukraine. They began to run out of topics, and now you generously poured them a bunch of sweets from your company Roshen. Now those who in Russia want to ban "Telegram, and the Internet in general, give advice to Ukrainians on how to bypass your bans. In the ratings of the most downloaded programs in Ukraine are TOR and VPN, which allow you to easily jump over your clumsy decree, which will be carried out by your lazy and corrupt officials," Sobchak criticizes the Ukrainian president.

In conclusion, she noted Poroshenko’s “incredible ability” to create enemies for himself out of previously loyal citizens.

“With your decree, you rallied international human rights activists, the Azov battalion and Russians who sympathized with you, who one day declared you an enemy of freedom of speech. And when you need to call some European leader, he will ask for a short certificate about you. And it will be written there - this is the one who did not let the disabled Russian singer into the Eurovision Song Contest and banned social networks. And Merkel or Macron will ask the secretary - tell him to call back later. And better yet, never," says the TV presenter.

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The scandalous Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak recorded a harsh video message to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. On TV channel Rain TV presenter criticized the politician’s decree banning Russian social networks, including In contact with And Classmates, as well as a number of other Russian companies, including Yandex.

“Thank you for everything you did for our quilted workers, for Alexander Zakharchenko, Zakhar Prilepin and Dmitry Kiselev. You can now add them as friends In contact with and in Odnoklassniki. But bad luck - you banned it in Ukraine and In contact with And Classmates“- said Ksenia Sobchak.

The TV presenter noted that, as history shows, everyone who challenged the war on social networks lost.

Historical experience shows that everyone who challenged social networks lost. Now, having deprived 25 million residents of Ukraine of the opportunity to communicate, you have lost 25 million votes. So far, technically, these networks have not been closed, and you can admire what you look like there and what your country looks like now,” Sobchak added.

The celebrity also emphasized that only a political suicide can fight social networks.

“Only a political suicide can fight with social networks and memes. Because you are alone, and half of your people, who are famous for their rebellion and humor, are on these social networks. The people who organized the Maidan, volunteer battalions precisely through social networks are tools of fascist propaganda that you prohibit. The people who paid for the Revolution of Dignity with thousands of lives. And you poured this dignity into a cesspool with one decree,” said the scandalous TV presenter.

We would like to remind you that Russia previously made a harsh video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Watch the video message from Ksenia Sobchak to the President of Ukraine: