“It’s very easy to take Russian rubles with your right hand and wipe away your tears with your left because they are not allowed into the country,” said Tina Karol, thus commenting on Ani Lorak’s accusations against her.
After the ovation, Tina Karol showed Ani Lorak the middle finger right from the stage.
“I really wanted to say this,” she added.
Why Ani Lorak accused Tina Karol
In March 2026, Ani Lorak accused the Ukrainian singer Tina Karol of “squeezing” her out of Ukrainian show business.
According to the singer, she then faced a choice: stay in Ukraine or continue her career in the Russian Federation. At the same time, Ani Lorak complained that she was oppressed in Ukraine.
“I felt persecuted, yes, my path was blocked. It was as if they were squeezing out of a tube like toothpaste,” she explained.
The performer agreed with Bodnarchuk’s words that Tina Karol is supposedly the “white cardinal” of Ukrainian show business, “she stood guard over show business and did not allow Ani Lorak into Ukraine.” She complained that no one came to her defense.
Context
March 2, 2022 Ani Lorak stated that “a murderous and destructive war continues in Ukraine” and called for it to be stopped. The singer did not indicate to whom her appeal was specifically addressed, nor did she indicate that the aggressor country of the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine.
In March 2024, Russian propaganda media reported that Ani Lorak submitted documents to obtain citizenship of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation.
In November 2024, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree introducing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to deprive state awards of traitors of Ukraine. Ani Lorak was on the list of those who were permanently deprived of state awards and the title “Honored Artist of Ukraine”. She was put on the list as a traitor to Ukraine.
