A video from the Krakow airport quickly went viral on social media. It shows Oleksandr Usyk handcuffed. Fans The boxer was quickly reassured by his wife. “It's fine, it's fine. Oleksandr will explain everything later. Nothing criminal happened,” she wrote on Instagram.
Ukrainians shocked by Usyk's arrest. Zelensky's personal intervention
Usyk's arrest also surprised Ukrainians. Almost immediately, a consul from the Ukrainian Consulate General in the city went to the airport in Krakow with the task of explaining the whole matter. The spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the approach of the Polish services towards the Ukrainian boxer, and his counterpart from Ukraine contacted the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The UNN news agency also reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky personally intervened in his case.
“I was furious about the way our master was treated,” he said. “I have just been informed that everything is fine. Our master has been released and no one is holding him any longer,” he added.
UNN also adds that Zelensky assigned the entire matter to two people – Foreign Minister Andriy Sybidze and Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
Usyk after the whole action… thanks the Polish police. “Respect”
The exact details of Oleksandr Usyk's arrest are still unknown. Considering that a person known all over the world was arrested, which resulted in a diplomatic scandal, a statement presenting the perspective of the Polish services will probably appear in the near future. In the meantime, Oleksandr has already spoken out Usykwho addressed the whole matter on his Instagram.
“Dear friends. There was a misunderstanding. Everything was quickly sorted out. I thank all those who were concerned. I thank Ukrainian diplomats for their effective support. And respect for Polish police for fulfilling their duty without considering height, weight, arm span and status. I thank God for everything,” he wrote.