Anatoliy Tymoshchuk's ex-wife, Nadiya Navrotska, commented on the ex-Ukrainian's latest outburst.
- Tolik is very creative in this area and will find somewhere else to fall. I'm not even surprised by his actions. As for this auction, it's something out of the realm of "Oh, my God, it's over." Well done, Tolik, the Kursk region historically belongs to Ukraine and the Armed Forces are already liberating it, so support the Ukrainians (laughs).
-But seriously , why is Tymoshchuk doing this? Well, you could sit quietly in Russia, but no - you have to participate in such events.
- In Russia, the system is becoming more and more inadequate, and they are tightening the screws on everyone - a la Stalin's time. There is constant pressure and incitement. To work there, you have to show that you are a supporter of "Russian adequacy." If he sits quietly, he will become suspicious to the Russian special services. Questions will arise and Tolik will have to confirm his commitment to the "Russian world" or run away. But how can he escape if he transferred all the money from Germany to Russia after the war started?
I saw a video of Mrs. Tymoshchuk at an event in St. Petersburg, where Putin came. They set up a stage and put fools on it, like the St. Petersburg super elite, for money, of course. And among them was this lady, filming her face against Putin's background. I think Tolik was there, too, because why would she have gone there on her own? I don't know what's in the minds of people who pay money to see Putin.
- Would you be surprised to see Tymoshchuk in the temporarily occupied territories, for example, in Donetsk, where he would support the Russian military?
- Not at all! This is very logical. Because why would they need Tymoshchuk at all if they didn't use him for such purposes? The Russians thought that Tymoshchuk would be an opinion leader among Ukrainians, promoting the "Russian world" and would be listened to. But he has no influence on the masses and does not shit in the Ukrainian information space, because he is simply not capable of doing so. He has become a walking meme for Ukrainians.
He used to send aid to Donbas, some diapers, but that was without me, even though I caught the beginning of this trash. He said he wanted to send humanitarian aid so that he wouldn't be bullied by Zenit fans for visiting our soldiers. I told him: "What are you doing? The aid should be collected from the Ukrainian side. How are you going to bring it in?"
Tolik shocked me with his answer: "I have already reached the most important person in Donbass, Alexander Zakharchenko. I decided everything through him, because people from Ukraine and Russia are not allowed to enter Donbas, and he allowed me to." I would like to repeat once again: my God, what a mess! It was already ruined. We started to have a showdown and I didn't have the strength to take him by the skin like a kitten and start pounding his face: "What the f...k are you doing?!".
- So the Russians are keeping him like a caged animal?
- No, they don't. It's no secret that opinion leaders, such as artists, have always been used by the KGB. Then came the times of relative freedom, and you can't just force them to do something. The FSB started using other methods, offering various projects, money, and recruiting people.
I think the Russian security forces knew back in 2007 that the war would begin. And they started looking for Ukrainian speakers like Tymoshchuk back then. It is likely that this is why Zenit paid so much money for him. We can say that the FSB is involved in his transfer.
Andriy Piskun