Oleg Prikhodko spoke about relations with the Russians.
Ukraine’s second doubles racket Oleg Prikhodko shared his memories of playing in tandem with Russian Yan Bondarevsky.
According to the Ukrainian tennis player, he decided to play with him, because he is a friend of Jan.
“I played a couple with a Russian, because he is my friend. And I played a couple with my friend – nationality does not matter to me. I think that a person should be judged for his action, and not for his nationality.
Unfortunately, our federation uses the experience of dissidents during the Soviet era, when people were convicted for disagreeing with public views. I have many friends from Russia and Belarus, also my boyfriend is from Russia. They all help me in every possible way and always speak against the war. So I don’t think I did something terrible.”
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Prikhodko said the Tennis Federation of Ukraine recommended not to play with him, but he refused.
“Yes, there were recommendations from the FTU, but because I had my own views, I did the right thing, I did not blindly follow the party’s policy. In general, I think that such condemnation of athletes is more inflammatory in battle. . court and more, becoming instruments of war and forgetting the basic principle of sport,” the BTU Ukrainian quotes.
It was previously reported that Tsurenko was ready to withdraw from fights against Russians and Belarusians.
Source: korrespondent
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