Kikabidze praised Putin and said that the center of Kyiv has turned into a cemetery
In an interview with the Ukrainian publication “Gordon” 77-year-old Soviet Georgian singer and actor Vakhtang Kikabidze unexpectedly praised Putin, comparing him to Ivan the Terrible.
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“I don’t understand Russian politics. There was such a famous reigning person in Russia - Ivan the Terrible, he did terrible things, but people respected him. Many people in Russia also like Putin. He is a unique personality, I don’t know anyone else like him,” said the singer.
Answering a journalist’s question whether he would like to walk along the Maidan upon his arrival in Kyiv, Kikabidze replied:
“I was there on my last visit. I brought all the flowers from the concert there, this time I’ll definitely go and bring flowers too. It’s difficult to analyze, but, in my opinion, the center of Kyiv has turned into a cemetery.”
This fall, the 77-year-old artist is going on a tour of seven cities in Ukraine, where he will present two different concert programs: “My unfashionable songs” - in Odessa and Kiev and “My years are my wealth” - in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Chernivtsi and Poltava .
Let us note that in March 2015, at a solo concert in Kyiv, Vakhtang Kikabidze was presented with a sign with the inscription “PTN PNH”.
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