There is no need to open your mouth and say nonsense - boxer Usik sharply answered Ukrainian journalists’ question about Crimea
Some former Crimeans are themselves to blame for the fact that after the peninsula became part of Russia, the new authorities do not allow them into the territory of Crimea.
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This opinion was expressed in a conversation with the Kyiv magazine “New Time” by the titled Ukrainian boxer, Olympic champion Alexander Usik, who today continues a successful career in professional boxing.
We present to our readers a fragment of a conversation between an athlete and a journalist from the publication dedicated to Crimea and Russian-Ukrainian relations.
“Representing Ukraine and winning one victory after another under its flag, Usik continues to live in annexed Crimea,” the magazine says. “Besides, he said goodbye to his signature “donkey” hairstyle.
I ask where the “Oseledets” went.
“I shaved it off,” Usyk answers in such a tone that you don’t want to clarify the reason. But I'm taking a risk.
- This was your trick. For what?
“This is not my thing, it was my desire to express myself,” the boxer answers sharply. – I expressed it – that’s all.
– Crimea is now a closed territory for many of its famous natives. Did you have any problems with entry and exit?
“Some people want to show their importance in this way - both stars and politicians,” argues Usik. “They start to be arrogant: they don’t let me in there, they don’t let me in here.” This is because before this you opened your mouth wide and spoke nonsense. This may sound harsh, but it is true.
– Have you yourself come to terms with the annexation of Crimea or do you believe that it will return to Ukraine?
- I do not know what will happen. “It’s all God’s will,” the athlete avoids a direct answer.”
“Some time ago, he became an outcast on social networks,” claims “Novoye Vremya,” saying that he does not separate the Ukrainian and Russian peoples. Since then, he has adhered to the rule: not a word about politics. “Politics is too dirty a business,” he explains his position. “My politics are my family, my Orthodox faith, my friends.”
Note that back in 2014 Usik claimedthat Crimea is Ukraine. True, last year, when he was asked at a press conference whether Crimea was Ukraine, he answered: “Crimea is Crimea.”
At the same time, on his page on the social network, the boxer published congratulations on February 23 and May 9, which caused extreme discontent among Ukrainian nationalists.
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