Singer Laima Vaikule went on air and answered questions from fans, honestly about age, faith and loneliness

One of the most touching on the YouTube channel “And Graham snapped” was in March an interview with Laima Vaikule at the premiere of the program “Lima, Graham, Rendezvous”. What did it do? Unexpected openness, almost childish excitement, empathy of such a habitually restrained, detached star as the Snow Queen. Vaikule feels the latest news and older events in his innermost world and in the wider world with all his heart.



Instagram / @laima_vaikule_official Vaikule latest news She is not one of those whose soul is always open to the public, she is uncomfortable to be in the focus of idle interest, alien to everything that is “too” in behavior, manifestations of feelings, in appearance ... But what is important: life and death, war and peace, dignity and dishonor, love and hatred, humanity, creativity, faith, questions of choice - all this motivates Laima Stanislavovna to such defenseless frankness that touches everyone.

Vaikule receives the latest news about Russia’s war with Ukraine with pain, indignation and sympathy for all victims of Russian aggression. Perhaps you are more interested in reading the direct speech of Lima Stanislavovna. It seems that it is because of the sincere emotional response to what is happening Vaikula the latest news, and what happened a year earlier, and the events of nine years ago tried to unite. She spoke excitedly, a little confused, as happens when feelings are overwhelmed. Therefore, in quotes you often see ellipsis.



Here is what the singer answered Vadim Radionov when asked about her decision to stop performing in Russia after February 24, 2022:
When the war began, there were so many emotions. I couldn't talk... Any normal person cannot accept war. Impossible. That's impossible.



GettyImages: When I was able to talk, I called a musician I knew in Kiev to support him. And he says to me, "Laima, wait, I want to look at you, to remember..." It was like goodbye...

“I have not been to Crimea for eight years. And until Russia admits it's wrong, my foot won't be there. No decent man can accept this war.

I watched the video where the dog was rescued. In Ukraine. They always say how many people were injured, how many they were saved, how many cats were saved. They're with it every day... And I think, what are we doing?! Instead of developing medicine, improving life, living well, free, destroying people, animals, forests, cities. It is not normal to take a life.



"When I'm driving in a car and I see a person or an animal being hurt, I'll stop, I'll get out to protect ..."

“If the government is wrong, if it is wrong, it should be told. Don't be afraid. But I also think that I, my generation, was taught to stay away from politics in the Soviet Union. And my parents said, "Shut up, be quiet." There were people who went to prison. Not afraid.

About star colleagues Lima Stanislavovna spoke with admiration about the position of Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin in relation to the war unleashed by Russia. But he did not give them any details: they should talk to them about their opinion. She refused to talk about which of the stars disappointed her, supporting the invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine: everyone should be aware of their choice and independently answer for it.



Vadim Radionov recalled that Vaikule was among the few who first decided to talk about their own experience of dealing with a difficult disease, which encouraged others not to give up. She said: America taught me how to smile and share. Share the experience of defeating the disease: you succeeded - you can help someone else



Recently I woke up and thought, “Lord, if I have no one to help me, why do I live?” But sometimes I think that leaving myself "for later" I do not have time to do something important for myself. And that's wrong. Then I want to go back to the time when everything revolved around me.

However, it seems that Laima Vaikule prefers this position to help others. She traditionally transfers large sums of money to one of the local hospitals, takes care of relatives, the dog Emmy, supports Ukraine.



Instagram / @laima_vaikule_official And it is not surprising that I could barely hold back tears of gratitude when I heard from Lima in Ukrainian: "Remozhemo!"

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