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While discussing the “children of the elite,” political scientist Lazutkin “buried” Poroshenko’s grandson
“He died of a drug overdose,” the expert said.
Political analyst Andrey Lazutkin, speaking on the program "Azarenok. Directly,” said that while studying in China, Nikolai Lukashenko is a worthy representative of Belarusian elites abroad, unlike the grandson of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who he claimed died of a drug overdose in London. WTF journalists found that all of Poroshenko’s grandchildren are alive.
On the broadcast of “Azarenok. Directly,” political analyst Andrey Lazutkin discussed Nikolai Lukashenko’s studies in China with the host and called his conduct an example of dignified representation of the country’s ruling elite abroad.He contrasted this with Western elites. As an example, he cited the grandson of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:
"Poroshenko’s grandson, I think, actually died of a drug overdose in London. Poroshenko was still president of Ukraine at the time. These are the kinds of examples of how the children of the elite sometimes behave," Lazutkin said on the July 15, 2025, broadcast.
Public sources indicate that, as of publication, Petro Poroshenko has two grandchildren. The older grandchild is 11 and was born on Poroshenko’s inauguration day, June 7, 2014. When Poroshenko left the presidency in May 2019, the boy was not yet 5. There is also a granddaughter, born two years later, so she is now 9.
The tragedy Lazutkin mentioned resembles the one that befell former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s family. In 2020, when Nazarbayev was no longer president, the body of his 29-year-old grandson, Aisultan Nazarbayev, was found in a London apartment. A coroner’s inquest found cocaine addiction was the cause of death. Earlier, Aisultan publicly said he had information about corruption involving Kazakhstan’s authorities — members of his own family — and Russia, and he sought political asylum in the U.K.
