Russian former Strictly star Kristina Rihanoff says ‘I don’t give a s**t about the war’ in shocking tweet
RUSSIAN ex-Strictly pro dancer Kristina Rihanoff has gone on a vile social media rant saying: “Don’t give a s*** about the war.”
The 44-year-old — raised in Vladivostok but now living in the UK — posted her shocking outburst while arguing how her business had been affected by lockdown restrictions.
She insisted she cared more about her livelihood than the invasion of Ukraine, which has already cost hundreds of lives.
In a tweet she raged: “I do want to focus on what sort of punishment Boris Johnson will have for destroying my family run business and 1000 of others. Many of my friends LOST businesses because of government lockdowns. Don’t give a s**t about the war but I do about the debt because of NO TRADING for 2yrs.”
She also hit out at a Ukrainian journalist who posted about her mother fleeing the country.
She replied in a post: “Why don’t you report about everyone who was abused in Ukraine by extreme nationalists for 8 yrs prohibiting families to speak Russian language, terrorising peaceful Russian families which I know many who live in Ukraine.”
And she even sickeningly suggested nations want war, with it being a “convenient” distraction from the Partygate scandal at No 10.
She wrote: “Biden can only change his diapers on his own, he can’t do anything else. People who control him know that war is very profitable. Let’s make sure war happens. At all costs.
“And isn’t it great that UK no longer angry at diabolical Boris Johnson parties. How convenient.”
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Hitting out at Foreign Secretary Liz Truss after sanctions against Russia were announced, Rihanoff told her: “Nobody gives a flying monkey about your sanctions.
“Stand up first for UK & sort out your own s*** & get geography & history lesson next time you go to Russia to talk politics U R #embarrassing.”
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She also shared a cartoon showing US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and PM Boris Johnson pointing and saying “Russian man bad” while standing on a pile of bodies.
Her caption read: “Don’t even have to say anything. Pure genius.”
The dancer was on eight series of the BBC1 show from 2008 to 2015 and reached the final twice, once with actor and singer Jason Donovan, 53, and also with Blue singer Simon Webbe, 45, but did not win.
Rihanoff lives in Northampton and has a five-year-old daughter with former England rugby player Ben Cohen, 43, who she started dating after they were partnered on Strictly in 2013.
Together they run a yoga, fitness and wellbeing business, and a dance academy which she said had been financially hit by lockdown restrictions.
Her outburst came as her fellow former Strictly pro James Jordan, 43, called on the show’s Russian stars to condemn their country’s president, Vladimir Putin.
He tweeted: “I don’t see many of the Russian dancers I know and have even shared the Strictly dance floor with openly speaking out about the war against Ukraine. But are still promoting themselves on social media — very disappointed.”
Head judge Shirley Ballas, 61, also urged dancers to be mindful about posts on social media.
She wrote on Instagram: “Dancers please show some sensitivity towards the suffering in Ukraine. You don’t need to promote yourselves every single day.
“Your colleagues, students, competitors and their families are in the middle of a shocking war and need your support.”
Katya Jones, 32, is the only current pro on the show to hail from Russia. The 2017 winner wrote on Instagram yesterday: “Praying for peace and love in the world.”
Two of the show’s current professionals, Nikita Kuzmin, 24, and Nadiya Bychkova, 32, are from Ukraine.
Nikita, 24, who was partnered with Tilly Ramsay, 20, for last year’s show, said yesterday: “This is not only Ukraine’s fight. This is for the whole world. It’s a fight for peace, for freedom.”
... these Russians DO give a s**t about the war
By Rob Pattinson
BRAVE Russians took to the streets in protest at the invasion yesterday — and were dragged away by police in riot gear.
Hundreds gathered in St Petersburg, while footage from Moscow showed cops throwing female protesters to the ground.
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The OVD-Info rights group said over 2,000 people were held across Russia yesterday
Ordinary Russians also spoke out. Katya, 40, said: “No war.”