The People’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Julia Yatsik, who in July 2024 left the “Servant of the People” faction, posted a joint photo with the champion WBC, WBO, WBA and Ibo in heavyweight Alexander Usik (23-0, 14 KOs). Both public personalities were at the same time and in one place in Washington.

Yatsik in the US capital visited the Ukrainian prayer breakfast, where there was a 37-year-old athlete who flew to America to participate in various events. Usik arrived in the States with his sports director Sergei Lapin and wife Katerina.

In the comments, the Ukrainians remembered Usyk his connection with the Moscow Patriarchate.

" This is a supporter of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine, who do not recognize Russia as an invader and aggressor in the war unleashed by them. He overcomes on the go. For thinking Ukrainians, he became toxic. The current government has its own species as an outstanding and famous athlete. Perhaps soon we will see him as Minister of Youth and Sports, ”said one of the users.

Recall that in February 2019, Usik visited the Holy Assumption Odessa Monastery.

The Boxer blessed the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine Eminent Agafangel.

In 2021, the Crimean in the cassock congratulated his subscribers in social networks with Easter in Russian. Before that, Alexander congratulated all Orthodox people on Christmas. He turned to fans in Ukrainian and Russian.

In 2020, Usik and his Kum Vasily Lomachenko starred in the Russian film \! The premiere took place on the YouTube channel of the Russian Monastery of the Moscow Patriarchate "