Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement of Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov that he is ready to fight on the Ukrainian side during military special operations.
“The Kremlin does not think well of this actor. <…> It is more important for our relevant departments to consider these words.”
Thus, he answered a journalist’s question about how the Kremlin treated the actor’s statements.
January 8 Smolyaninov I saideven if he begins to participate in hostilities, then on the Ukrainian side. In October 2022, it became known that Smolyaninov left Russia. Soon, a protocol was drawn up for the actor to discredit the Russian army, and he was fined 30 thousand rubles.
In response to this, Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation instructed Open a criminal case against Smolyaninov.