“Servant of the People” MP Tymofiychuk Complains in Profanity About Not Having Enough Money to Live in Kyiv, Talks About Envelope Payments. He Has an iPhone 11 Pro Max

The People's Deputy said that criticism on social media upsets him and hinted that his colleague is involved in corruption schemes.

Video of a conversation with MP Volodymyr Tymofiychuk has appeared on the channel of journalist Vitaliy Matsotskyi. Volodymyr Tymofiychuk — a People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party, elected in constituency 89 in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

According to the MP, he went into parliament to change the system and to fix a road (the road near the village of Kosmach, which President Zelensky earlier instructed to find 175 million hryvnias for MP Ivanchuk — ed.). Tymofiychuk also said he is hurt by criticism directed at him on the social network Facebook. According to the MP, society is not ready for change today. 

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk
People's Deputy from the Servant of the People faction

What I say there, I can't f***ing [talk] on camera... I've earned more in three years with my own hands and feet than you have with your camera... Not “well”, but exactly. People like you f***ing [a lot] talk on Facebook. Why the f*** [why] should I be told such sh*t [bad news] that I'm being discussed? In 5 years they didn't do sh*t [nothing]. They didn't end the war. And now they're persecuting “servants”. I'm fed up with it all. “...” I just wanted to change the system. Why the f*** [why] did I buy myself a BMW, to scrape the thresholds? I went for that damn [cursed] road. F***ing [damn], if it weren't for that road, I wouldn't even [go into parliament] be going. And you, f***ing [damn] b*****s, write sh*t [criticism] on Facebook that I can't speak to the camera. Understand? No, you understand nothing. You want to live in chaos. You don't want to live right. 29 thousand hryvnias. They think I make a lot of f***ing [a lot of] money? You haven't lived in Kyiv yet. Live a month in Kyiv. Look at how much money you need to pay. Why the f*** [these things] should I f***ing [talk about] this sh*t [these things]? 

However, as journalist and namesake of the deputy Volodymyr Tymofiychuk noticed, the MP uses an iPhone 11 Pro Max mobile phone. This model went on sale in Ukraine in October 2019, and the price of the iPhone 11 Pro Max in official stores starts at 35,000 hryvnias.

The journalist also discussed with the MP media reports that members of the presidential faction may receive envelope payments. Tymofiychuk denies such practice.

From the journalist's conversation with MP Tymofiychuk

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk:  He [Ihor Fris, Tymofiychuk's faction colleague, whom the journalist had earlier interviewed] is a wise guy, an awesome notary. Whether he's guilty or not, he'll get you out of any situation. And why didn't you ask him why he didn't vote on the land issue. How do you assess him as a deputy?
Journalist: Cool guy. A real lawmaker. And he didn't steal money.

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: You just don't know the stories about him. Do you know about the “popelnyky”? You don't know sh*t. “...” Why didn't you ask Fris about the envelopes? 

Journalist: He said he gets ten. And he said how much you get.

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: And didn't he say where he got that ten from? 

Journalist: I know who gave you ten. It was, is and will be. And it was under Poroshenko too.

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: I'm telling you, no. 

Ihor Fris — People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party, elected in the 84th majoritarian constituency (also Ivano-Frankivsk region). Fris reacted to his colleague's words on his Facebook page, calling Tymofiychuk a “non-deputy”, “idiot” and “moron”, and said he will raise the issue of disciplinary action against Tymofiychuk within the faction.

Ihor Fris
People's Deputy from the Servant of the People faction

When you finish analyzing bills at 00:22 and see a YouTube video where your colleague, a non-deputy idiot, spends 10 minutes of his precious time discussing your personal and professional qualities in profanity and assessing your work in the legislature.... I think we should amend the law on elections of People's Deputies to check candidates with a narcologist and psychiatrist.... I, in turn, will raise the question in the faction regarding disciplinary action against this non-deputy and the possibility of his expulsion from the SN faction. I, in turn, will raise the question in the faction regarding disciplinary action against this non-deputy and the possibility of his expulsion from the SN faction.

On December 19, Tymofiychuk's faction colleague, People's Deputy Oleksandr Kunitsky, elected in the 169th constituency in Kharkiv, tried to ask him questions about the published conversation in the plenary hall of the Verkhovna Rada

From the conversation between Oleksandr Kunitsky and Volodymyr Tymofiychuk

Oleksandr Kunitsky: Volodechka, hello. I watched the investigation yesterday, I have a couple of questions. Can you comment on it somehow?
Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: I can't comment at all.

Oleksandr Kunitsky: I have questions for you, Volodya. As to my colleague in the party. You talked about our colleague Fris. Do you have some information about his unlawful activity? Did you report these facts to the SBI? You threatened the journalist that you'd unleash dogs on him. You'll say “attack”. Tell us, what does that mean? What does it mean to say “attack” to a journalist? What is “I'll call and say 'attack' and they'll tear you apart”? Please explain.

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: It wasn't me who called.

Oleksandr Kunitsky: Ah, it wasn't you who called? That's not your voice?

Volodymyr Tymofiychuk: I said, no comment.

Oleksandr Kunitsky: I'm not asking you for a comment. I'm asking you as a colleague

To all of Kunitsky's questions, Tymofiychuk answered “no comment”, and later got up from his seat and tried to evade the conversation. Tymofiychuk also said it was not him who called the journalist, although he later admitted that the call did take place.