Olympic freestyle champion from Ukraine Alexander Abramenko found it normal to hug Russian athletes at international competitions. Reported by Tribuna.com.
“When you congratulate and hug your comrades, it’s okay. And it makes no difference to me what nationality he is. He is a man, ”the Ukrainian said. He also stressed that he would embrace a Russian if he was on the podium with him.
Abramenko said that he did not form an unambiguous attitude to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “I am skeptical about everything. I don’t know who to believe, ”said the winner of the Olympic Games.
In early August, a photo of the Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Maguchikh with the Russian woman Maria Lasitskene caused a negative reaction from netizens. Athletes, wrapped in flags with national symbols, hugged after the end of the competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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