“You probably can’t say that I am a mentally unstable person. The Russian language spoken in Russia, and which I speak, is like British and American. This is the Kiev dialect,” the singer said during an interview.
Having learned that the journalist is 22 years old, the 38-year-old singer, with disdain in her voice, clarified whether she should ask Gayuk for the opportunity to give her time to “communicate in Ukrainian.”
In the description of the video, the editors noted that the end of the conversation was shocking.
“Nerves, harshness and phrases that will definitely cause noise. And the ending is shocking – she just got up and left,” the post says.
Prikhodko has not yet commented on the situation.
Context
According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the only state The language in the country is Ukrainian, but the state guarantees the free use of Russian and other languages of national minorities.
In July 2019, the law came into force in Ukraine on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language. According to the law, the Ukrainian language is mandatory for use in state authorities and local government, as well as in public spheres of public life. From January 2021, all service providers, regardless of their form of ownership, must serve consumers in Ukrainian; at the client’s request, they can use another language acceptable to both parties.
The law does not apply to the sphere of personal communication and religious ceremonies.
On August 17, 2025, Reuters, citing sources, wrote that among the conditions for ending the Russian war against Ukraine Russia will demand official status for the Russian language in some parts of Ukraine or throughout its entire territory.
Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language Elena Ivanovskaya called such demands unacceptable. According to the ombudsman, the Russian language is not a “language of communication,” as the Kremlin is trying to present, but “an instrument of imperial policy, which for centuries has been used to instill inferiority, destroy Ukrainian culture and try to erase our identity.” The Moscow Patriarchate, in her opinion, is also part of the same “conquest mechanism.”
Ivanovskaya emphasized that Ukraine has already paid a huge price for the right to be itself.
