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In an Instagram submit on March 20, she stated that she had met Putin for the primary time in Kyiv, after which she started receiving private invites from him.
“I gave concert events for Putin many occasions,” she stated.
“Life has a whole lot of surprises! You may’t think about it now. I met Putin in Kyiv, after which Putin started to ask me to the Kremlin to sing, since 2005. He referred to as me usually after which immediately stopped calling. I don’t know why. After that, I noticed the change of the president, he grew to become a unique individual.”
The singer added that she may by no means have imagined that Putin would unleash a bloody conflict towards Ukraine.
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“All of us, performing artists, had been sitting and consuming collectively after performances or throughout CIS (Commonwealth of Unbiased States) summits,” Kamaliya stated.
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“He appeared sort. At the moment, if somebody had informed me that Putin would assault Ukraine, I might not have believed it. As a result of I do know that he loves Ukraine. He at all times stated that Ukraine and Russia ought to be collectively, however he desires a brand new USSR.”
Kamaliya, who now actively helps to boost funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, additionally spoke about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She recalled their communication earlier than his presidency and after Russia’s full-scale of Ukraine.
“Each time we took footage collectively,” she stated.
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“Smiles, events, as we at all times talk in present enterprise. Each time he was very optimistic. He joked, smiled, was a really open individual.”
Kamaliya added that Zelenskyy had appealed to her husband and UK-Pakistani entrepreneur, Mohammad Zahoor, with a request to make efforts to get Pakistan to desert its neutrality.
“We held talks, however indirectly with him, however by way of his crew and thru his individuals when he wanted assist from anyplace,” the singer added.
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“I’m not the one individual it (Zelenskyy’s crew) contacts, but when one thing is expounded to Pakistan, his individuals converse to me on his behalf. He is aware of that we do lots ourselves, in order that they by no means ask for cash. However he asks that Pakistan not be impartial, however on Ukraine’s aspect, pushing the Pakistani institution to assist with humanitarian support and one thing else. Typically, along with diplomatic channels, in addition they use secret channels – like me.”
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