“So What’s the Problem?” Ilya Kiva Comments on Correspondence with Vladimir Zhirinovsky
The MP says he has known the State Duma deputy since 2015.
People's Deputy from the Opposition Platform “For Life” Ilya Kiva commented on his correspondence with Russian State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky, which took place during today's session of the Verkhovna Rada. Kiva's comment was published for journalists by the YouTube channel Pavlovsky News.
Ilya Kiva
People's Deputy of UkraineI don't know what they saw there, I need to review the correspondence. There were so many messages since morning, so much information. Life is getting brighter. And what's the problem, excuse me? State Duma of Russia, parliamentarian. We need to find compromises and look for points of contact that will strengthen the well-being of the Ukrainian people.
In a comment to Radio Svoboda, Kiva neither confirmed nor denied the information about the correspondence with Zhirinovsky: “I am actually a parliamentarian of a European country. And I am in favor of interparliamentary relations that will strengthen my country and benefit my people. Deputies of the Russian Duma are just as much parliamentarians.”
Kiva also added: “I do not deny it. One can confirm, one can deny, or one can remain neutral. I maintain relations with many people's deputies of both the European Parliament and the State Duma, because it is precisely in the process of relations that compromises are born.”
Recall that earlier today TK Media published a video showing Ilya Kiva exchanging messages with Vladimir Zhirinovsky during a parliamentary session. As the video shows, Vladimir Zhirinovsky wrote to Kiva on Monday, February 3, asking “Did you call?” Ilya Kiva replied the next day, Tuesday, February 4, asking about Zhirinovsky's well-being and requesting a call back when he had the opportunity.
After that, Kiva began typing a message: “The f*ggot premier has come to the Rada with his f*ggot government, the f*cking bastards have screwed up the country, and with these f*ggots there is no chance of restoring the economy or relations.” Having typed the message, the People's Deputy re-read it several times, scratched his head and locked his phone.
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