Roger Waters named on far-right Ukrainian hit list
The site displays screen shots of an interview that Waters gave to Russian media in 2018, along with general information about Waters and remarks about the war in Ukraine that the musician has made in recent interviews. For example, it cites his comments about Crimea, the US State Department’s support for the 2014 coup d’état in Ukraine, and the campaign of Russophobia. The site also quotes his characterization of Russians as “brave, steadfast and unyielding.”
At the bottom of the page, Myrotvorets calls for “law enforcement agencies” to intervene against Waters for his “deliberate acts against Ukraine’s national security, against peace, human security and international law and order, as well as other offenses.”
Myrotvorets reportedly was established in 2014 by Anton Gerashchenko, former aide to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs. It lists personal information such as addresses and phone numbers for some of the alleged “enemies of Ukraine” that it names. The site became infamous when several people that it had singled out were murdered. These figures include Ukrainian writer Oles Buzina, former Ukrainian legislator Oleg Kalashnikov and Italian freelance photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli.
Among the thousands of names that Myrotvorets lists are those of journalists, businessmen and politicians, both Ukrainian and foreign. In addition to that of Waters, notable names include Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary; Gerhard Schroeder, former German chancellor; Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state; and Bashar Assad, president of Syria. In an indication of its thoroughly foul and reactionary character, Myrotvorets also lists the names of more than 300 children……”
