The actor confessed that one of his relatives serves on the side of the enemy army
Ukrainian actor Andriy Isayenko candidly spoke about his relatives in Russia. He explained why, after the onset of full-scale war, he unhesitatingly cut them out of his life.
He shared his frank story in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
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What Isayenko said about his relatives in Russia
Isayenko shared that he has relatives in Russia on his mother’s side – a cousin. Additionally, his grandmother is from Siberia, so part of the family lives there.
According to the actor, they have a sharply negative stance regarding Ukraine. Some even wrote to his family at the beginning of the full-scale invasion with cynical statements.
“They didn’t write to me because I would have immediately cut them off. They wrote to my mom and sister, and they cut them off too. ‘Nadia, come visit, we will save you.’ What kind of talk is that?” – he shared.
Andriy Isayenko on relatives in Russia (photo: RBC-Ukraine)
At the same time, another person who was once close to the actor’s family did apologize for the actions of her country.
“In Moscow, she’s not a relative, but my grandmother once considered her a sister. Her daughter apologized at the beginning of the war,” – he said.
The actor believes it’s a waste of time to explain anything to relatives who support Russia’s aggression.
“There, the TV is just working instead of their heads, there’s no point in it. And my mom’s sister has a son in the military. I don’t know if he’s fighting,” – he shared.
Before the military aggression, the actor rarely kept in touch with these relatives. They might occasionally write when they saw him somewhere in a series.
“Well, they somehow kept in touch, wrote to me if they saw me in a series or somewhere else. I replied, and we corresponded somewhat,” – he recalled.
Isayenko on the betrayal of relatives in Russia (photo: RBC-Ukraine)
Now, Andriy does not feel pain over the loss of communication. He has unhesitatingly put an end to these relationships.
“I calmly cut people out of my life, and that’s it. Goodbye. They are no longer relatives. I think it’s much easier to cut someone out for their bad deeds. It’s as if the person is helping you to erase them from your life,” – he concluded.
In a conversation with journalist Yulia Gayuk, the actor also spoke about his Russian-Ukrainian career period, his marriage to a director, his views on kissing on screen, and his daughter.
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