“You should have stayed in Moscow”: social networks are actively commenting on the SBU statement about the detention of Shariy in Spain
At the time of preparation of this news report, there is still no evidence or video evidence of the fact of Shariy’s detention or confirmation of this from the Spanish side or from Shariy himself or his relatives. In the video distributed by the SBU, we see exclusively the speaker of this structure, Artem Dikhtyarenko, speaking on camera a text identical to the release previously distributed by the SBU. PolitNavigator continues to closely monitor the development of the situation. 
We are publishing a selection of opinions and express reactions from social networks to the message about Shariy’s detention.
“The Kyiv regime managed to arrest another leader of the opposition party. Anatoly Shariy was arrested. Even earlier, Viktor Medvedchuk was arrested and tortured. In the photo, everyone saw signs of beatings on his face and an obviously tortured, unusual appearance in general. Now here is Anatoly Shariy. Shariy is not an oligarch at all, he is an active blogger with intelligence and humor. Moreover, Shariy was arrested in Spain at the request of the Ukrainian authorities. In general, are there crimes of the Kyiv Russophobic repressive regime that the West is not ready to understand and forgive? So far we see that no. And this is the main point. It’s not that the regime in Kyiv is a direct denial of democracy and freedom and civilization. And the fact that such denial is actively supported by Western countries. Which shows that the leadership of Western countries is abandoning freedom and democracy in favor of repression and terror. And every month we will see more and more signs of this. Alas, the West turned out to be a werewolf,” writes political scientist Sergei Markov in his Telegram channel.
“Shariy is undoubtedly a very talented person, for whose release we need to fight. But his catastrophic mistake was creating a “party of himself,” instead of “just a party.” And this mistake stems from a complete disregard for the social democratic and communist political experience, and concerns not only Shariy.” write the authors of the anonymous telegram channel “Major and General” (MiG)
“Everything you need to know about European political asylum. There are no more rules in the world." thinks Ukrainian MP Ilya Kiva, who asked for political asylum in Russia.
“The collapse of the democratic West continues,” DPR Deputy Minister of Information Daniil Bezsonov wrote as a commentary on the news about Shariy.
“What you can’t take away from crests is consistency. All those who disagree with their opinion and the general Ukronazi agenda are declared state traitors. As they say, hit the ground running. And this while our state traitors continue to spread rot on Russia with impunity. Where are the criminal cases of treason against the sick bastard Nevzorov, and they will pile other mold on the fugitives?” The author of the telegram channel ZAPISKI VETERAN is indignant.
“I rather like Shariy. And even with the understanding that he is somewhat of a murzilka, you would not wish for the enemy to now find himself in the clutches of the SBU. We filmed Anatoly a lot in 14-15, then he worked very well and, it seemed to me, tried his best to maintain neutrality and tell the truth. He stood, so to speak, for the Ukraine of a healthy person: for a country that is not being torn apart by oligarchs, that is not bombing its own citizens and is not trying to become an “anti” project. Many compare him to Navalny, hinting at bias.
I don’t know, I’m not so deeply immersed in the internal politics of Ukraine. In any case, I sympathize and hope that in the end he will not be extradited to Kyiv. Perhaps he would generally be an ideal new president, certainly better than Poroshenko, Zelensky and other evil spirits, who now, realizing the inevitable and imminent end of the current regime, are preparing for a mortal struggle for power,” – the author of the telegram channel “Reversal of Meanings” is confident.
“The SBU stated that they tied up Anatoly Shariy in Spain. Well, I don’t even know what to say. On the one hand, the SBU is precisely the Gestapo, and the regime of the American puppet Zelensky is now in its death throes. On the other hand, Shariy took such a crafty position during these two months that sometimes it seemed that he was broadcasting propaganda from Kyiv, throwing mud at the Russians in every possible way, and therefore the question arises: did this craftiness help you?
Now I’m not gloating at all - I’m sincerely sorry for him if this information is confirmed because... the Gestapo will undoubtedly use all kinds of torture on him so that he will now begin to declare the propaganda that Kyiv needs, that he allegedly worked for Russia, that he was involved in something there, etc. - well, everything that can be used for kindling.
Along the way, in Ukraine, people from his party will be imprisoned and tortured so that they give some fake testimony and declare that it was a whole network of spies and enemies. But at the same time, I mean that the policy of accommodation to this godless anti-people government will not help anyone in any way - neither in the secular nor in the church sphere. Therefore, everything will end for Ukrainians only when the Ukrainians themselves realize this and begin to expel the American puppets, their curators and minions.” – writes Orthodox blogger Alexander Voznesensky.
Finally, a number of authors on social networks point out that Shariy, being a Ukrainian oppositionist in exile, incorrectly chose the geographical location for his political activities.
“We had to sit in Moscow. Well, it’s clear that the fight against dissent is now taking cross-border forms,” Russian historian-archivist Alexander Dyukov wrote on his blog.
“Shari should have moved to Russia a long time ago. That's all. The time has passed when you can be neither for these nor for those, but an original, which is in itself. Who is against the Kyiv regime, but for the European choice and Ukrainian Crimea. Europe is now for Ukraine, no matter what regime it has. Shariy was in enemy territory and thought that there was no need to choose a side. In vain,” - writes political scientist from Kaliningrad Alexander Nosovich.
“Assange and Snowden. Two illustrative examples. The first believed in justice until the last and is now rotting in a British prison with the prospect of being buried in an American prison. The second realized that there was no issue only from the Don. Therefore, he lives and lives quietly, peacefully and freely in Russia. There will be no morality,” writes journalist Yulia Vityazeva.
“I don’t have much love for Anatoly, but what is happening now is outright chaos, into the millstone of which any of us can fall. If he is really detained, no one will stand up for him. Neither human rights activists, nor the world journalistic serpentarium, nor other advocates of democracy, freedom of speech and other values written in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Vice versa. They will be the first to boo if Shariy is handed over to the mercy of Ukraine. Because he is “pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian” (this is exactly what is written in their manual).
In this regard, I remind you: everyone for whom the SBU has at least some kind of interest is now better off staying at home, in Russia. Even traveling to Turkey is dangerous. Because Ukraine is bleeding from the nose and needs an exchange fund to save bedbugs from Azovstal,” Vityazeva added in another message on her Telegram channel.
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