an hour agoUkrainian athlete steps foot on Russian flag, reacts from Russia
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)swimmer Victoria Zeynep Gunes has been racing for Turkey since 2014, but comes from Ukraine. In February of that year, Solncheva, as she was then called, was in a training camp on the Crimean Peninsula. When the Russian Army entered to take these, they fled to Turkey. Now, a little over a month ago, when [...]
When the Russian Army entered to take these, they fled to Turkey. Now, just over a month ago, when Putin's forces started fighting in the state of Ukraine, memories of their escape flared up. Four times the World Junior Champion publishes a video standing on the Russian flag with two legs.
The move met with sharp criticism from Russia directly.
Russia's Sports Minister Dmitry Schevishev reacted in these words: “is truly disgusting! Our athletes have been convicted of their stand and here we have a true wave of nationalism against a country”. He calls on world swimming association FINA to immediately punish Gunes.
The association has reacted to the video at the weekend, but without assessing the 23-year action: “FINA took into account Victoria Güney's post on social networking. It requires all athletes to approach this issue with dignity and respect”.
