Showering up on April Fool's Day, Baskov wrote a laconic post, mentioning his colleague in Russian show business.
“Kolya, you fucking fascist Putin p…doras!” Gordon wrote to Baskov, publicly disgracing the propagandist on the entire Internet.
The journalist reminded Baskov and those who read his post that the singer supports Russian aggression against sovereign Ukraine and the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in February 2022.
“May Ukrainian tears flow to you and your premature idol in full,” Gordon wished Baskov.
Context
Basque February 25, 2022 on Instagram came out in support full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine.
In his publication, Basque quoted the statement illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin “on the start of a special military operation”, after which Russian troops shelled Ukrainian cities, committing an invasion of a sovereign state.
In particular, Baskov said that he considers the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine “a peacekeeping operation and the prevention of an attack on Russia.”
March 7, 2022 court in Ukraine allowed Baskov to be detained for supporting the war. In November 2023, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree introducing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to deprive state awards of traitors of Ukraine, among which was the Basque.
In March 2026 oThe official account of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which is maintained by SMM manager Vladislav Dunaenko, expressed “gratitude” to Baskov for “million donations in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
“Special thanks for providing the coordinates of military strategic objects that are especially important for the Russian Federation. The guys worked successfully, and your reward is waiting for you in Ukraine. It’s not in vain that you Once recognized as a People’s Artist of Ukraine, we always knew that you would thank us,” Dunaenko then addressed Baskov.
The singer, probably afraid that all Russians would know about his “support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” deleted the comment from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
On April 1, the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General reported suspicion to Baskov, who is among the circle of artists close to Putin and actively supports Russian aggression, the annexation of Crimea and the violation of Ukraine’s fundamental rights to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
