James Jordan has been embroiled in a social media spat with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas after she urged dancers to 'show sympathy to Ukraine'.
The pro, who had slammed Russian dancers for remaining tight-lipped in the wake of their country's invasion of the Baltic state, noted that Shirley had questioned his decision to speak out despite clearly having a 'similar sentiment' to him.
It comes in the wake of Russian Strictly pro Kristina Rihanoff's apology after she wrote she didn't give a s**t about the war,' in a controversial Twitter post.
At odds: James Jordan has been embroiled in a social media spat with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas after she urged dancers to 'show sympathy to Ukraine'
James had previously tweeted: 'I don't see many of the Russian dancers I know and have even shared the Strictly dance floor with them openly speaking out about the war against Ukraine [the country's flag].
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'But are still promoting themselves on social media - very disappointed [sad face] They know who they are - not 1 post about it [sic]'.
In a later tweet he then noted: 'If they are too scared to speak out against wrong then stay the f**k off social media for a while and stop with the self-promotion during this horrific time.
'Have some respect. Or… maybe they are not speaking out because they are brainwashed too.'
Raging: James had originally taken to social media on Saturday to call out Russian dancers who were staying tight-lipped on their homeland's invasion of Ukraine
Shirley then responded to James' tweet, writing: 'Taking issue with Jordan's impassioned post, Ballas claimed she knew plenty of Russian dancers speaking up against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.
'Dear James, not sure who you follow and who follows you. Many dancers I know have retweeted in support of Ukraine and have felt shame at their own government.
'Lots of help for their fellow dancers Lots have spoken out and retweeted.'
But James was then quick to note that just a day earlier Shirley herself had taken to social media pleading with dancers to 'show some sensitivity towards the suffering Ukraine.'
Controversy: Shirley responded to James' tweet by noting she had seen dancers sharing their support for Ukraine, and fury towards Russia
He tweeted: 'Why post this yesterday then? A similar sentiment to me.'
Shirley's original post read: 'Dancers please, just for a few days show some sensitivity towards the suffering in Ukraine... you don't need to promote youselves, your shows, competitions and teaching every single day...
'Your colleagues, students, competitors and their families are in the middle of a shocking war and need your support... YOUR business can wait. Show some respect. We are one family. '
Really? James was then quick to note that just a day earlier Shirley had shared an Instagram post urging dances to 'show some sensitivity' towards Ukraine
It comes after Kristina claimed she was deeply sorry' for raging 'I don't give a s**t about the war' in shocking tweet
The former Strictly Come Dancing pro backtracked on her shocking comments after being met with widespread criticism from her followers.
Having deleted her original post, she took to the social network on Sunday to direct her anger towards politicians who 'all lie', according to her.
'Deepy sorry': It comes in the wake of Russian Strictly pro Kristina Rihanoff's apology after she wrote she didn't give a s**t about the war,' in a controversial Twitter post
In full, the statement read: 'I made fun of Eurovision tweet by Sky. I did think there was far more important information on that day that Eurovision. This is in any form says I was supporting what's happening at the moment between Russia & Ukraine.
'It's absolutely devastating for someone like me who's grandad from Ukraine and I gave Ukrainian name to my daughter Milena. My best friend is also from Ukraine. I grew up with knowledge that we were one nation and one country.'
She continued: 'I'm not into politics and hate politicians because THEY ALL LIE. Seeing the news is breaking my heart as I have Russian friends who live in UKRAINE and vice versa.
'The awful thing is that there is casualties on both sides and on both sides mums & dads will cry for their lost relatives. The point is that this shouldn't ever taken place, never should have happened.
Wow! Kristina who originates from Russia, backtracked on her shocking comments after being met with widespread criticism from her followers (pictured in 2014)
'The country leaders Should have found the way along time ago to sort this peacefully but they didn't bcs war is a profitable business and someone unfortunately making profit on this.
'I'm not supporting Putin, war, invasion, lost lives and politics. I hate it as much as a human being possibly can. If I offended anyone it wasn't my intention and I'm deeply sorry. While I was born in Russia I left it 22yrs ago and an American citizen.
'So you can hate me if this will give you comfort but If I didn't say something you wanted me to say it's bcs sadly I'm powerless doing anything to help anyone in both countries and I don't believe in useless posts which can't help to safe lives.
The message concluded: 'I can only hope and pray like everyone that this is over soon. And it's really sad that the hate is so powerful everywhere you look at the moment. The whole world is burning in it'.
Statement: On Sunday, Kristina took to Twitter with a lengthy apology, saying she is 'deeply sorry' for offending anyone
Kristina came under fire over the weekend for raging: 'I don't give a s**t about the war' on Twitter.
The ballroom dancer, who served as a professional on the BBC show from 2008 to 2015, shared the since-deleted post while detailing how her business had been impacted by the pandemic.
The tweet read: 'I do want to focus on what sort of punishment Boris Johnson will have for destroying my family run business and 1000 of others. Many of my friends LOST businesses because of government lockdowns.
'Don't give a s**t about the war but I do about the debt because of NO TRADING for 2yrs.'
'Totally thoughtless': Kristina came under fire over the weekend for raging: 'I don't give a s**t about the war' on Twitter
An element of the shocking tweet read: 'Don't give a s**t about the war but I do about the debt because of NO TRADING for 2yrs'
Rage: Kristina also hit out at a Ukrainian journalist who announced her mother's fleeing from the country
Kristina also hit out at a Ukrainian journalist who announced her mother's fleeing from the country.
'Why don't you report about everyone who was abused in Ukraine by extreme nationalists for 8 yrs Prohibiting families to speak Russian language, terrorising peaceful Russian families which I know many who live in Ukraine,' the dancer wrote in reply.
The enraged content didn't end there, with the mother-of-one also discussing the diverted attention from Boris Johnson's 'diabolical' parties.
Angry: The enraged content didn't end there, with the mother-of-one also discussing the diverted attention from Boris Johnson's 'diabolical' parties
'Thoughts - Biden can only change his diapers on his own, he can't do anything else. People who control him know that war is very profitable.
'Let's make sure war happens. At all costs. And isn't it great that UK no longer angry at diabolical parties. How convenient,' the angry tweet read.
The next rant was directed at Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, following the news of sanctions against Russia.
#embarrasing: The next rant was directed at Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, following the news of sanctions against Russia
'Pure genius': An additional post that has now been deleted showed a cartoon of US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson pointing and saying 'Russian man bad' atop a pile of bodies
Kristina fumed: 'Nobody gives a flying monkey about your sanctions. Just like bfr ALL countries will crawl back AGAIN begging to trade & start tourism.
'Stand up first for UK & sort out your own s**t & get geography & history lesson next time you go to Russia to talk politics U R #embarrassing'.
An additional post that has now been deleted showed a cartoon of US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson pointing and saying 'Russian man bad' atop a pile of bodies.
Kristina captioned: 'Don't even have to say anything - pure genius'.
The opinionated content sparked fury among Twitter's users, who told the ballroom pro to 'read the room' and 'delete the insensitive tweets.'
Kristina was born in Vladivostok but now resides in Northampton with rugby player partner Ben Cohen and their daughter Milena, five.
Family: Kristina was born in Vladivostok but now resides in Northampton with rugby player partner Ben Cohen (pictured September 2021) and their daughter Milena, five
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