While civilians die in Ukraine as a result of Putin's invasion into the country,
turns out that wealthy Russian influencers have something else on their mind.
They're concerned about how these sanctions are impacting
their ability to buy luxury items, including Chanel.
So, in a recent story reported by fortune, apparently,
Chanel has decided to stop selling their items to Russian influencers.
As a result of these sanctions, Chanel now has a new policy to comply,
comply with new luxury goods rules imposed by the EU and Switzerland.
The luxury house now prohibits the sale,
directly or indirectly of luxury items to any natural legal person.
Or entity in the Russian federation, or for use in the Russian federation.
Now, before we get to these influencers whining about it,
I wanna be clear about my take on these types of sanctions.
I guess are these types of rules, like, come on, like,
I don't really care about Russian influencers being able to
buy Russian good, like luxury goods from Chanel like that.
I don't think that those kinds of rules really change anything.
Also, sanctions apparently not hurting everyday Russians the way that we
thought it was.
Especially if they still have thousands and
thousands of dollars to spend on Chanel.
But I wanna be clear, like, I don't really care about their ability to buy Chanel or
not, like, I don't think that that kind of sanction matters, go ahead Jenk.
>> I actually disagree, I love it, I can't get enough of it, and I think that.
>> But these are just like social media influencers.
>> No, no, no, Anna, it's not true, and so here's why I say that,
because they're spoiled little kids.
And they're gonna go home and cry to daddy, daddy,
I can't buy Chanel bags anymore.
It's because you're murdering Ukrainian citizens, daddy,
I wanna buy Chanel again, can you please stop murdering Ukrainian babies?
And that creates pressure within the family, I'm not kidding,
they don't care about Ukrainian citizens at all.
They don't care about their lives, but
they do care about their goddamn Chanel bags, and they do care about their yachts.
Take it all, take it all, and
they can cry all they want about what are the russo phobia, shut up.
We love the Russian people, the ones that are reporting on Putin,
the ones that are protesting Putin, Russians are guess what, humans.
Of course, this isn't against the Russian people,
this against the Russian oligarchs.
And if you're by Chanel bags over there cuz you're Russian influencer,
loaded up with oligarch money, I love that, you can't buy your goddamn bags.
>> All right, well, let's hear a little about their whining,
you have Anna Kalashnikov Ova, a Russian socialite and influencer.
Who posted on her Instagram account on Sunday, accusing Chanel of
russo phobia in action, she's concerned about McCarthites smears Jenk.
>> [LAUGH] there she is, she's gonna fall in love with her.
>> She said she hadn't been able to buy a pair of earrings and
a bag at a Chanel outlet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
She even took out a took out a line or took a line out of Putin's propaganda
playbook and accused Chanel of being an agent of German intelligence.
She says, since I, since I often come to Dubai for
fashion week, Chanel managers recognized me, approached me and said.
We know that you are a celebrity in Russia, and we know that you will
take your purchases there so we cannot sell you or your brand items.
Kalashnikova said in her post, she said the experience reminded her
of how Coco Chanel was not only a mistress of a Nazi, but was a fascist agent.
>> Anna can I just ask real quick this Kalashnikov a lady,
then why did you go to buy their bags in the first place?
So you say that there were Nazis, and you're crying about not
being able to buy their bags, I know logic not required, okay.
And I'm sure Gray zone is writing the article now about Ukrainian war crimes
against, poor Russian oligarchs trying to buy Chanel bags, I'm sure of it.
But calling someone a Nazi after trying to buy their goods and
complaining about it, probably not the most logical argument you can make.
>> But look to be fair to Kalashnikova, and we need to be fair, okay,
we're fair and balanced here at TYT.
She is a smoke show, I know it's inappropriate,
I'm not supposed to comment on smoke shows but come on, we got the I mean smoke show.
Jenk, don't comment on this, save yourself the trouble,
let everyone come after me, okay.
>> Yeah, I just so, no seriously that's the first time I'm seeing her, but
I couldn't care less.
Okay there are many attractive women in the world, and
if she can't buy the exact kind of jewels she wants.
And she thinks that, her not being able to buy luxury goods as russo phobia.
You know what's russo phobia, when Putin imprisons Russians for
speaking their minds, okay that's actually an attack on the Russian people.
You and your Russian oligarch friends can go kiss my ass, actually what though?
>> Coming with a tough language today.
>> I know, but you know what, I'm sorry I changed my mind, I have sanctions against
Russian oligarchs, you will not be able to kiss my ass.
Okay, so there you go, you're gonna cry over that next.
>> Okay can I just say real quick, I think part of the reason why I don't care so
much about them being able to purchase luxury items like Chanel goods.
Is because, you're, I guess you're right and
I just from I see the world through my lived experiences my own preferences.
I have my own like worldview, and for me the thought of throwing any kind
of temper tantrum for not being able to buy a Chanel item.
it's like, it's so I does not compute like,
I don't even understand having the resources and the ability,
to buy those items and wanting to do it in the first place, right?
So, it just reminds, of the show on HBO, the gilded age where it's like wealthy
people, like wondering if they're gonna be invited to the ball.
Or am I gonna be invited to the ball, and they do all these tricky position,
like strategic moves, like to be accepted into society.
Whereas I'm like, please don't invite me to your event,
like I wanna stay home, you know what I'm saying?
>> Yeah, I do, but Anna, you're absolutely right that you're doing projection for
them, this is devastating.
In fact, I'm gonna read a graphic this couple ones later,
so another one of these women, Yana Rudkokaya, complaint as well.
She says, she's a show producer and wife of Alexander Plushenko,
an Olympic figure skater is horrified.
But does not believe it is Putin's fault that she's now deprived of her favorite
brand, over the years she spent more than €1 million euros at Chanel.
So she commented, the band was quote, somewhat humiliating,
see Anna for them, this is like a mortal blow,
what will they do without their Chanel bags.
So for us, it seems like what, what earthly difference could it make, for
them it's life or death.
Because they value themselves based on the property that they have,
cuz they're shallow indecent people.
So when you take away their property, their feelings get hurt and for
the first time they might think, should we be murdering all those Ukrainians?
>> Yeah, look but there is, I think an important point to make as well
about what the public opinion is towards like, because look.
I think that we're making a mistake actually,
no you're making a mistake in thinking that these sanctions are going
to pressure these individuals to force Putin to do something.
Right to change his invasion strategy, to like withdraw from Ukraine.
But I think oftentimes what happens with some of these sanctions is,
it solidifies the hatred too.
And also the belief that everything is the US's fault, or
the West's fault right, I'm suffering from these sanctions.
Not because Vladimir Putin is committing war crimes in Ukraine,
through his invasion of Ukraine.
I'm suffering from these sanctions because the United States hates us,
there russo phobic.
They're doing McCarthites smears, this is Western chauvinism,
you get what I'm saying.
>> I do, but no I don't believe it, so we showed on the yesterday showed
that there's a poll out 83% of Russians still supporting Putin.
So I get it right, it's not as even though the average man in Russia is
suffering more, there's still their patriotism has kicked in?
He's pushed all the right buttons, he controls the media,
I understand all that, but honestly, that never mattered.
Putin was never, ever, ever gonna listen to the Russian people,
he doesn't care about them at all.
There's about a couple of dozen oligarchs that have real power, okay.
And those oligarchs, yeah, they can say, russo phobic and
they can say all that propaganda, but they know that that's not true.
They're relatively intelligent people, and
they know that Putin is the one costing them money.
Hear me now quote me later,
enough of their spoiled little kids coming home and doing your daddy.
I didn't get my Prada, and soon and
more importantly their billions being flushed down the toilet,
cuz that is what's happening right now and there's gonna be consequences.
So let's see, maybe I'm wrong and
Putin is just stronger than all of the oligarchs combined, it's possible.
But I think the oligarchs at some point are gonna be really really pissed,
that they lost tons untold billions of dollars because of this invasion.
>> So speaking of the oligarchs,
I'm 100% in favor of sanctions that impact them directly.
And, there has been the seizure of a mega yacht belonging to one of these Russian
oligarchs, I wanna give you the details on that right now.
So the United States and Spanish officials announced
the seizure of a 255 foot mega yacht known as the tango,
in the Spanish ports of Palma de Majorca on Monday.
The yacht worth more than $90 million belongs to Russian billionaire
Viktor Vekselberg, the United States Justice Department said in a statement.
The ship reportedly boasts both a swimming pool and
an outdoor cinema with seven luxury cabins.
The tango is large enough to accommodate 14 guests and a crew of 22.
And by the way, there is,
a video of FBI agents seizing the boat, which is really fun.
That's what you're watching as we speak,
just to give you some more background on this individual.
Vekselberg is also the Russian billionaire who has famously
dropped a fortune buying Faberge eggs in 2004,
he spent roughly $100 million buying nine faberge eggs.
This is what rich people do, okay, when they tell you like, no,
we can't take they're job creators, no, they're buying eggs okay.
They're buying eggs, instead of paying their workers, or
paying their taxes, thereby next people.
>> Yeah, no, I love the yacht seizure, can't get enough of it,
because I don't think like us think like them.
Because we're trying to influence their behavior, and
what do they care most about, the money Lebowski they're obsessed.
>> Fabricate eggs and designer bags.
>> That's exactly right, okay, how much would I pay for a faberge egg,
assume that it's, forget the market value of the whatever the market value is.
Yeah, I turn around and make money on it, but if you forget the market value,
I paid zero, I don't care.
I don't care at all those guys, he was trying to impress Putin, okay, now, great.
Because by bringing the faberge eggs back to Russia,
because they were originally made for czar, the czar of Russia, okay, great.
Putin is impressed, congratulations, now we have your yacht, so kiss our ass, no,
sorry, again you're banned from doing that.
Okay, I know you want to, but you can't.
So every Russian oligarch and their family members crying, is a great day and
because it means they're going to be less Ukrainians killed.
We hope eventually,
the ones I care about are the bodies we saw on the streets yesterday,
their hands tied behind, their backs executed in the streets by the Russians.
Okay, those are the people I care about,
if you're not getting your Chanel bags and your yachts, I couldn't be happier.
So Russian oligarchs go home and cry about that.