Prykhodko calls language debate a political manipulation

Singer criticises use of language as a pressure tool

Ukrainian performer Anastasia Prykhodko expressed her position on the current language discourse in the country. She characterised any coercion to use the Ukrainian language as a "political manipulation" (політичну маніпуляцію).

According to the artist, she personally communicates in Russian while expressing respect for Ukrainian. Prykhodko emphasised the need for society to return to the state that prevailed at the beginning of the war, when, in her view, "we all acted as a single mechanism" (ми всі діяли як єдиний механізм).

Social division due to language barrier

In a comment, the singer described how the language factor became a cause for disputes. "Of course, someone did not like it, and they used the most common tool — language. I do not know who needed this, but it worked very effectively. All those who had been friends for years started fighting" (Звичайно, це комусь не сподобалося, і вони скористалися найпоширенішим інструментом — мовою. Не знаю, кому це було потрібно, але спрацювало дуже ефективно. Посварилися всі ті, хто раніше роками дружив), Prykhodko noted.

She believes that the language topic was used to create conflict between people who previously had strong friendly relationships.