Official statement. At Yashin’s insistence—he practically tore my head off over this (Milov was laughing)—I hereby declare: It was all a joke. It’s true that they sent me text messages, but they were joking ones. Since Yashin yashin insists that I write that he and Milov v_milov are "men of principle and honesty," I am writing it: Yashin and Milov are men of principle and honesty.