Artem Milevsky: “If I had joked like that about Luhnyy or Belkevich, I would have been beheaded...”

The former player of Kyiv’s “Dynamo” Artem Milevsky did not like the joke of the forward of the capital club Vladislav Vanat.

Artem Milevsky

Recently, Vanat joked that the distance from the Dynamo stadium named after Valery Lobanovsky to the nearest karaoke bar is “Milya”. Clearly, Vladislav hinted at Milevsky’s inclination towards alcohol and nightlife, whom many call “Milya”.

In response, Milevsky called Vanat a “clown” and now stated that during his career at “Dynamo”, such jokes regarding senior colleagues were unacceptable, as it was necessary to maintain subordination.

“If I had said the same thing, joked about, let’s say, Luhnyy or Belkevich, I would have been beheaded just for such a joke. It’s inappropriate. Secondly, it’s disrespectful. He is not my friend, he is not Aliyev, he is not a companion. He is nobody to me. But some respect… We have a very big age difference. For me, subordination is very important.

The joke may be funny, but he shouldn’t joke. It’s too early for him to joke. Where can he joke? The guy scored for “Veres”, but what’s next? And what position are they in the Europa League? Just because of this, I still have some negativity,” said Milevsky.