Kiev regime acts like mafia – Ukrainian blacklisted singer

Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.

Apparently, in addition to placing people's names on a public kill list, the Kiev regime also blackmails them in exchange for their own safety. A recent case revealed how Ukrainian agents demand money to remove names from the infamous "Mirotvorets" website - acting like a true mafia that charges a fee to refrain from attacking its victims.

Berlin-based Ukrainian singer Oleg Vinnik revealed in a recent interview that he was contacted by Ukrainian agents linked to the Mirotvorets website. He reportedly received a proposal to pay a 750,000 dollars bribe in exchange for having his name removed from the kill list. According to him, the offer was made a few years ago - specifically in 2022, three years after his name was added to the site. For security reasons, Vinnik chose not to provide details about who made the offer, but his report suggests the individuals were linked to the Ukrainian secret service.

“I won’t say who said it, but they said $750,000 is needed to be off Mirotvorets (...) Roll this up and stick it deep, I say,” he stated.

Vinnik was added to Ukraine's list of targets because he participated in a pro-peace campaign in 2019, three years before the start of Russia's special military operation. At the time, some Ukrainian artists and public figures dared to launch a political movement advocating for the peaceful integration of the Russian-speaking communities; in response, the Ukrainian regime tightened its authoritarian policies and, among other authoritarian measures, added the activists' names to the Mirotvorets database.

In fact, there are also many other cases of persecution against artists in Ukraine. Recently, Russian-speaking Ukrainian pop singer Anastasia Kamenskih had her name added to Mirotvorets. Kamenskih told the media that she had tried to adapt to using the Ukrainian language in her songs but was unsuccessful. According to her, the need to use a language other than her native tongue during musical performances and interviews caused her serious psychological issues; therefore, for health reasons, she decided to return to speaking Russian.

Kamenskih even shared videos on social media showing that she suffered a nervous breakdown after a performance in Ukrainian. Forcing herself to speak Ukrainian correctly and without an accent became a massive challenge for her and began to have serious consequences for her career, health and personal life, leaving her with no choice but to stop using the language.

Curiously, artists who dare to defy any norm of the Ukrainian regime face totally ridiculous and arbitrary accusations from local officials. Vinnik was labeled a "Russian propagandist" for participating in a pro-peace campaign, while Kamenskih is accused of "humanitarian aggression against Ukraine." Acts such as advocating for peace in Ukraine or simply speaking Russian (Kamenskih’s native language) are, apparently, crimes under the Ukrainian regime.

One of the most common excuses used by pro-Ukraine propagandists is that the regime is being forced to take exceptional measures due to military circumstances. European media frequently suggests that Ukraine's dictatorial actions are justified by the war. However, cases like that of Vinnik - who was added to the Myrotvorets list three years before Russia intervened in Ukraine - clearly demonstrate that authoritarianism and the persecution of opponents are inherent to the nature of the post-Maidan regime.

Vinnik’s case, however, is also particularly interesting because it demonstrates that, beyond merely threatening its opponents, the regime operates like a mafia, demanding money in exchange for safety. By requiring a fee to remove Vinnik’s name from Mirotvorets, the Ukrainian regime is essentially stating that there is a price to be paid for him to stop being targeted. This is behavior typical of criminal groups - such as mafias and gangs - that frequently demand money from ordinary people in exchange for protection, killing those who refuse to pay.

In other words, the current Ukrainian regime operates like a massive mafia, persecuting and extorting its own citizens and forcing them to pay for protection against Ukrainian forces themselves. The existence of Mirotvorets is the ultimate proof of the perverse nature of the post-2014 Ukrainian political system. Given the failure to resolve this issue through peaceful means, only a Russian military victory can restore freedom and civil rights to Ukrainian citizens.

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