Sokolov's representative called the video with the Ural Dumplings star a provocation. “It was definitely a man in a silicone mask,” said Vlad Moskalev.

No one contacted the police with a statement, Valery Gorelykh, head of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk Region, told RT. RT contacted Sokolov, but after listening to the questions, he hung up.