A Russian television chef who was a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been found dead in Serbia. BBC Informed. Alexey Zimin, 52, was considered a household name in Russia before he fled the country after criticizing the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. He set up his new home and business in London, but remained the host of a popular cookery show on Russian broadcaster NTV. , However, the show was shut down after he posted anti-war messages on social media following a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Mr Zimin was found dead in a hotel room in Belgrade BBC The news has been given quoting Russian media. He traveled to the Serbian capital to promote his new book about British Anglomania.
Serbian authorities have said there were “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding Mr. Zimin’s death and that an autopsy and toxicology reports were ongoing.
Katerina Ternovskaya, co-owner of the restaurant where the 52-year-old presented her book, said people were “shocked” and added that “the last time we saw him, he was smiling and in a very good mood “. “The dinner was wonderful and Alexey was very happy,” she said.
Mr Zimin’s restaurant in the UK also confirmed the chef’s death on Instagram. “For us, Alexey was not only a colleague, but also a friend, a close companion, with whom we shared many experiences – good, kind, and sometimes tragic,” the restaurant said. It says, “We are very grateful for the kind words we have received in memory of Alexey today. We share this painful loss with you. The entire ZIMA team extends our heartfelt condolences to Alexey’s family And mourns with them.”
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In particular, Mr Zimin was a prominent critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine. After posting a video on social media singing an anti-war song, her Russian TV show ‘Cooking with Alexey Zimin’ was suddenly canceled by the network NTV.
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At the beginning of the war in 2022, Sheff also wrote several anti-war statements on Instagram, saying, “Bring our troops home” and “This idea is unreal. Stop the war. Withdraw the troops and bring our troops home.” Bring it”.
“Like everyone who grew up in the USSR, I grew up with the common sense belief that war is the worst thing that can happen. There are no excuses for it and even if there were, there would be no excuses now.” “I’m too late.” As Rosenbaum sang, this madness has to stop and ‘war is not poker,'” he said.
Since moving to the UK, Mr Zimin has reportedly not returned to Russia. He previously said that he and his restaurant Zima in central London, which has donated money to Ukrainian refugees, had been the target of threats.
