A prominent Russian figure has been ridiculed, criticized and accused of hypocrisy over her purchase of a new Chanel bag, after she appeared in an earlier video clip tearing a bag of the same brand in protest against Western sanctions against Russia, according to the British newspaper, “Daily Mail”.

Last April, the Monaco-based Russian model and influencer, Victoria Bonya, 42, led the anti-Chanel campaign by wealthy women supporting the Kremlin, and at the time she said in English: “I must say if Chanel House was She doesn’t respect her customers, why should we respect Chanel? Bye.” She was then seen throwing the bag away in her luxury home.

The British Daily Mail report says, “The businesswoman supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin, who chose to live in the West, has never seen any brand behave in a disrespectful manner towards its customers, but now she is accused of “hypocrisy” after she published pictures of her carrying Chanel bag in the car during her stay in Dubai.

On the other hand, Russian social media is filled with critical comments of her, with one of them saying of her ripped bag sarcastically, “It has been revived,” and another said: “This is pathetic and disgusting,” and another comment came: “She must have bought a new bag on the immediately.”

Russian Model

The report indicated that most Russians cannot buy Chanel now, because the brand is closed in Moscow and other cities, and even on foreign trips, it is not supposed to be sold to citizens of Russia. New purchase by their favorite brand.

According to the Daily Mail, they are not worried about the thousands of dead and wounded Ukrainians, or Russian troops, in the war that led to the sanctions, but they are shocked by their own costumes that they can’t buy after the Russo-Ukrainian war.

The model with a Chanel bag next to it

The report notes that the French luxury brand has not only pulled out of Russia, but has also banned sales to wealthy Russians when they travel on shopping trips around the world, claiming the move was described as “Russian fear” in preventing them from buying Chanel.