Vladimir Kornilov: Why Poroshenko is afraid of VKontakte and Odnoklassniki

Attempt by the Ukrainian authorities close access for citizens to the Russian social networks Odnoklassniki and VKontakte are related to the fact that it was these networks that played a coordinating role in organizing the Kyiv Maidan. Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov is convinced of this.

It is Russian networks that are least susceptible to censorship, which is why right-wing radicals gave them preference, the expert explained.

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“At one time I monitored VKontakte groups. Accordingly, I know how they were used. How it was quickly used to collect the unexpected somewhere. To repel Berkut attacks,” said the political scientist.

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