The politician sharply opposed the process of decommunization in Ukraine.
“Happy holiday to us men!” - he wrote, attaching a picture with the inscription: "February 23 is the Day of the Red Army."
The publication of Kiva caused a mixed reaction from users who left a number of negative comments under the post. There were those who supported Kivu.
In July 2019, the chairman of the “Servant of the People” party Dmitry Razumkov said that the issues of decommunization in the country should be resolved by local referenda, since people living in those places that are affected by the renaming, and not the deputies within the walls of the Verkhovna Rada, should decide.