WELCOME TO FRENDZ4M
Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 08:14:42 PM

Current System Time:

Get updatesShare this pageSearch
Telegram | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Share on Facebook | Tweet Us | WhatsApp | Telegram
 

Forum Main>>General Talk>>News>>

UK-based Russian chef who criticized Putin found dead in Serbia hotel

Page: 1   
Mr.Love ™User is offline now
PM [1]
Rank : Helper
Status : Super Owner

#1

A Russian television chef, who was an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, has been found dead in Serbia, the BBC reported. Alexei Zimin, 52, was considered a household name in Russia before he left the country after criticising the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea in 2014. He set up his new home and businesses in London but remained the host of a popular cookery show on Russian broadcaster NTV. However, the show was axed after he posted an anti-war message on social media following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 


Mr Zimin was found dead in a hotel room in Belgrade, the BBC reported citing Russian media. He had travelled to the Serbian capital to promote his new book about Britain Anglomania. 


Serbian authorities have said that there were "no suspicious circumstances" related to Mr Zimin's death and that an autopsy and toxicology report was ongoing. 


Katerina Ternovskaya, co-owner of the restaurant where the 52-year-old had presented his book, said people were "in shock" adding that "the last time we have seen him, he was smiling and in a great mood". "The dinner was wonderful and Alexei was very happy," she said.


Mr Zimin's restaurant in the UK also confirmed the chef's death on Instagram. "To us, Alexei was not only a colleague but also a friend, a close companion with whom we shared many experiences - good, kind, and at times sorrowful," the restaurant said. "We are profoundly grateful for the kind words we have received today in Alexei's memory. We share this painful loss with you. The entire ZIMA team extends our heartfelt condolences to Alexei's family and mourns alongside them," it added. 


















View this post on Instagram


































A post shared by ZIMA Russian Restaurant (@zimarestaurant)





Notably, Mr Zimin was a prominent critic of Russia's war in Ukraine. After he posted a video on social media of him singing an anti-war song, his Russian TV show 'Cooking with Alexei Zimin' was abruptly cancelled by the network NTV. 


Also Read | 'Nostradamus' Of US Polls Blames Incorrect Prediction On Elon Musk And "Explosion" Of Disinformation




At the beginning of the war in 2022, the chef also wrote several anti-war statements on Instagram saying, "bring our soldiers home" and "The idea is unoriginal. Stop the war. Withdraw troops and bring our soldiers home". 


"Like everyone who grew up in the USSR, I was brought up with the fairly common sense belief that war is the worst thing that can happen. There is no excuse for it and even if there were, now it's too late to make excuses. As Rosenbaum sang. Gotta stop this madness and 'War is not poker'" he said. 


Since moving to the UK, Mr Zimin reportedly had not been back to Russia. He previously said that he and his restaurant Zima in central London, which has donated money to Ukrainian refugees, had been the target of threats.

Reply
You are not logged in, please

Login

Page: 1   

Jump To Page:

Keywords:russian, criticized, serbia, television, outspoken, critic, president, vladimir, ukraine, reported, alexei, considered, household, russia, before, country,
Related threads:

AAP 'fishing in Congress waters' as Arvind Kejriwal plans re-election bid


Russia's launch of ICBMs against Ukraine is the first combat use of a weapon in history


Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi leave US after Trump victory: report


Russia launches an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine in a stern message to kyiv and its Western allies


Chilling story of the squirrel cage jail, where Anmol Bishnoi is lodged


Russia launches ICBMs at Ukraine for the first time, Kyiv says


Angela Merkel, in her memoirs, remembers tricks for dealing with Donald Trump


Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls Donald Trump and Elon Musk joins the call


'Even Ajmal Kasab got a fair trial': Supreme Court in Yasin Malik case


Thai woman sentenced to death after poisoning 14 friends with cyanide


TERMS & CONDITIONS | DMCA POLICY | PRIVACY POLICY
Home | Top | Official Blog | Tools | Contact | Sitemap | Feed
Page generated in 0.17 microseconds
FRENDZ4M © 2024