The Ukrainian tennis player recalled his performances in the aggressor country after 2014.
Elina Svitolina apologized for her speeches in Russia after the start of the war. The first racketeer of Ukraine believes that he should not have traveled to the aggressor country after 2014, when the Russians occupied Crimea and part of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
“I really regret that I went to Russia after 2014.
Many of my friends who only spoke Russian now speak only Ukrainian.
The pressure during the game with the Russians is always in the back of the head, always there,” Svitolina was quoted by The New York Times as saying.
It will be recalled that the ex-Ukrainian, who previously represented Belgium, did not shake hands with Belarusian Sobolenko after the match at the US Open.
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