“The “businessmen and showmen” who abandoned their homeland overnight crossed out their merits and successes, trampled on their reputation.
At the same time, they hypocritically believe that they have committed a heroic deed, confusing heroism with apostasy, treason and apostasy, ”he said in an interview with the Russian National Defense magazine.
According to him, their "spiritual poverty, weakness of character and lack of will" became the reason for the decision "to go over to the side of the enemy."
“Moreover, they do not understand that they are not even worth a hair of the guys who died defending the national interests of Russia,” Mukhitov emphasized.
Earlier, figure skater Tatyana Navka stood up for Russian athletes who changed their citizenship.
In April, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, condemned the actions of Russians who criticize the decisions of the Russian authorities, go abroad "loudly and pathetically", and then return "as if nothing had happened."