Taken the Bait? Kiva Explains How His Chat with Zhirinovsky Came About

The lawmaker claims he is not acquainted with the Russian politician.

People's Deputy of Ukraine Ilya Kiva from the Opposition Platform — For Life party said that he does not personally know Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He said this in an interview with TK Media.

According to the lawmaker, they spoke only once, on a Russian TV show.

Ilya Kiva
MP

It happened once on television, I think on «60 Minutes». It is on the internet, where he tried to tell me something, and I countered his arguments about Ukraine and the overall situation in our country.

Recall that at the beginning of the month, TK Media published a video of Kiva chatting with State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation and LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky during a parliamentary session.

After this, Kiva commented on the situation several times, but his position changed each time. Initially he saw nothing wrong with the correspondence, and later clarified that he had been messaging his friend, whom he calls «Zhirik», and not a Russian politician. 

In the chat with «Zhirik», Kiva sent a message with this text: «The gay prime minister came to the Rada with his f*ggot government, and the fucking country has been screwed, and there is no chance of restoring the economy and relations with these f*ggots».

Ilya Kiva
MP

I found out about the chat at the moment you hung over me with a camera. I went to a place convenient for you, where it would be extremely convenient for you to film me. Because I know where you are, this is not our first story. To say that I cannot think logically is to say nothing... 

You were hanging from the balcony and hunting. I came over, stood in my place, opened my phone, and quickly renamed my friend as «Zhirik Vladimir». I showed you the phone, and that idiot prime minister came along and wrote the scandalous message. I gave you the message that suits you. After all, you have grown on this story no less than it was needed by me... 

Why? Because you were at the root of it, you became the primary source. Of course, you increase my popularity. I increase the ratings of your site. You hunt me, and I let you hunt me. People in our country react to bright stories. What bright stories are there in our country? Boobs, butts... What else do we have? Zhirinovsky. It worked perfectly...

Kiva says that thanks to this chat, everyone learned his opinion about the «f*ggot government of Honcharuk».

Ilya Kiva
MP

So tell me, do you think I have nothing better to do than write to a friend? «The prime minister came.» You can talk to a friend about anything. I wrote «The f*ggot came» because I think he is one, and he is.

The full interview can be read at the link:

The news that Kiva allegedly corresponded with Zhirinovsky reached Russia as well. Vladimir Zhirinovsky's press secretary Alexander Dyupin stated that the LDPR leader did not correspond with the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ilya Kiva.