A Polish handball player has returned from Russia. He told what people said there about Putin and the war

Before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Polish sportsmen performed in clubs from the aggressor’s country. Some of them decided to terminate the contract. This group includes not only the most famous in this context, but also Mateusz Piechowski.

Mateusz Piechowski: They apologized for the war, but there are those who believe in Putin’s propaganda

A graduate of Orlen Wisła Płock from autumn 2021 he performed at Victorae Stawropol. As he admitted, no one at the club bothered him regarding the termination of the contract. – In the first days after the attack, my wife and I did not know what to do. We couldn’t believe this was happening. We checked all possible options. After three or four days, we were sure that we wanted to come back – he said in an interview with.

The competitor also presented an interesting view on how invasions are also perceived in the aggressor’s country. – A lot of people apologized to me for what the situation was. They apologized for the outbreak of this war. It was not up to them and to some extent it is unfair that now all Russians are frowned upon. Of course, there are those who believe in Putin’s propaganda, I know this from my own experience. I did not engage in any polemics with such people, because it does not make any sense. The closer I got to the trip, the more I tried to hide with my opinions – he said.

Piechowski also explained that the passivity of Russian society may be due to fear. Laws have recently been introduced under which those who tell the truth about Putin’s propaganda may be imprisoned for 15 years. – That is why everyone who has views other than Russian propaganda tries not to lean with them – he concluded.

Currently, the player is looking for a club where he could continue his career. For years he played for Wi¶le P³ock, then for the season he played for the Spanish team Ademar Leon, from which he moved to the Caucasus.