Olympic champion and people’s deputy jean beleniuk He indirectly met a Ukrainian tennis player on his Telegram channel. Katerina BindlShaking his hand after his match with the representative of the Russian Federation at the Australian Open:

“Every athlete and every federation now has a great responsibility for decisions and actions.

An ill-considered step would allow Ukraine to immediately weaken its position in the international sports arena.

Therefore, I turn to other athletes. Remember that in a diplomatic war against the aggressor, your every move can hurt Ukraine.”

The fact is that the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach said he did not understand why the swimmers and gymnasts of the 2024 Olympics could not play, even though the tennis players of a terrorist country were playing under a neutral flag.

What doesn’t particularly like Beleniuk in Bindl’s actions: it’s not clear if he shook hands with the Russian woman, or even if he even went out to play against her. But it was Jean (it was Katerina who was playing against him at the time) who added the photo of the handshake between Bindl and Rakhimova.