Parfyankou on Russian banks attack: No regrets


[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGYTNjOW1KeFNUT2clMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4lM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Russian banks whose money is used to buy weapons for the Donbas separatists must not work in Kyiv, said the former Belarusian political prisoner Vasil Parfyankou in an exclusive interview for Belsat.eu.

– A rally against Rinat Ahmetov’s office was planned for February 20, because it is no secret that Akhmetov is a “gray cardinal” of Donbas. Through him and the firms, which have remained at Donbas, separatists are sponsored. Kyiv must not have such companies working there which sponsor separatists in Donbass, who kill Ukrainians. Originally, there were no plans for such a radical event. It was planned to hand in another petition for Akhmetov, the appeal of the Ukrainian people. When we got to his office, we were expected by the police officers, it was cordoned off, we were not allowed to enter. Therefore, people started to smash windows without any orders, there were not only fighters of the volunteer battalions, but also laymen. We would not prohibit them to do it, since they had had enough. We are not “cops” to beat them, to tell them not to throw things… It happened they way it did. The same thing happened with Russian banks. “Alfa-Bank” is Putin’s bank, “Sberbank of Russia” also launders money from Donbas, which they illegally get, seizing property. And that’s what kind of institutions work in Kyiv… Poroshenko showed that day that he defends separatism, that is, the president of Ukraine protects separatists of Akhmetov – it is also nonsense.
– What are your plans for the future: will you go to the front when it is be possible?

– Of course, I would like to go back. Recently I called the guys who stayed in the ATO area. Gunfire was heard. It is quite hot there now. I want to be with my brothers in arms, because it is difficult to go around here. You walk around in the uniform of volunteer, and people look at you as if at some obscure person, some thug. In Kyiv before the New Year, people saw a man in uniform, came to him and talked, hugged, gave chocolate, showed attention. There is no such thing now: there is war in Ukraine, and the youth of military age are playing, drinking in bars. They are not really interested in anything.

– What do you feel after the story with the banks? Any remorse?

– I do not regret anything. If there was a similar thing, I would have done it, too. I visited Donbas, saw injury, death of friends in battle. When they received fire from the weapons paid for with money from the banks I felt awful… Poroshenko said before the election that we should nationalize all Russian banks. He said that in two weeks the war would end, we would nationalize Russian business, but none of that happened. He has a factory in Lipetsk. How can the president of Ukraine have a factory at the agressor’s territory? Therefore, I have no regrets.

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