The artist admitted that when he found out about this, he was immediately delighted. After all, in his opinion, music is also a weapon..

Ivan noted that Russian songs had to be eradicated from the Ukrainian space back in 2014, when Russia unleashed a war in Donbas.

" Back in 2014, they said that it was time to close the cultural space from the Russian product. Finally, everyone woke up and realized that everything is time. Why is time? Because everyone knows the song is also a weapon. The song is a very powerful weapon. We should not understand the varieties of Russian music. Russia is an occupier, Russia is an enemy. Everything that enters here from the territory of Russia can kill us. Music, in particular, too,"

It should be noted that the Verkhovna Rada banned the music of the aggressor state in the Ukrainian media and public space. According to the authors, this will minimize the risks of hostile propaganda on the territory of Ukraine. Restrictions will be in effect until the liberation of all occupied territories of Ukraine and the cessation of aggression by Russia.