Yevhen Rybchynskyi: Russia owes his family 200 thousand dollars in royalties.

According to ТСН: The poet and composer Yevhen Rybchynskyi shared that his family has the right to a substantial amount of money that was illegally blocked by Russia after 2014.

The Rybchynskyi Family's Experience

Yevhen, in an interview with "Naodynci", shared that before the war, his father, the legendary poet Yurii Rybchynskyi, regularly received royalties from Russian sources. Money came thanks to the popularity of songs played on radio stations in Russia. However, everything changed after 2014 when Yevhen published the poem “Putin will die someday,” which led to a sharp halt in payments.

“The main money was received by the elder Rybchynskyi from the Russian Federation, as there were even "Beregi" by Malinin being played 400-500 times a day. There are many radio stations in Russia that paid. In 2014, I wrote the poem “Putin will die someday” in two languages and posted it on YouTube. In 2015, I was included in the sanctions list. But I am Yevhen Yuriiovych Rybchynskyi, and my father is Yurii Yevhenovych. Our songs were played there as well. They imposed sanctions on my father and me, so they do not pay either of us. A substantial amount has accumulated there. We calculated that this is 200 thousand dollars. They do not intend to return this money,” said the composer.

Conflict with Taiisia Povaliy

Yevhen also spoke about his failed collaboration with the singer Taiisia Povaliy. She was previously a close friend of his, but over time, the poet realized that he could no longer work with her. He decided to take away Povaliy's right to perform his songs, but it turned out to be more complicated than he expected. His songs are still available on digital platforms due to prior agreements, and to remove them, he will have to go to court.

“Since 2013, we agreed that she would no longer perform my songs. I started to delete all my songs performed by her from Instagram and YouTube. But it turned out that deleting them, for example, on Spotify and Apple Music is impossible. She transferred the rights to some German agency, and this is the European Union. I transferred the rights for a certain period, and that period has already expired; even the contract is no longer valid. Now I need to find another way, but I definitely need to go to court and send the decision to Apple so they would decide to delete this content. And I keep postponing it,” added the poet.

It is worth noting that earlier Yevhen Rybchynskyi also revealed information about Valerii Leontiev and his position during the war.

Thus, the situation with the financial problems of the Rybchynskyi family reflects the broader economic consequences that the war has inflicted on many Ukrainian artists. Given the complexities associated with sanctions, the issue of returning blocked funds remains relevant not only for the Rybchynskiys but also for many other artists who have faced similar fates.