Conversing with actress Maria Shukshina mk.ru supported the decision of chess player Sergey Karyakin not to participate in the World Chess Cup due to the ban on playing under the Russian flag.
“He is great! He sets the right example, unlike our Olympic Committee, which agreed to compete under a neutral flag and in a faceless uniform. Well done Sergey, he supported his country from the very beginning and is suffering for it, ”said Shukshina.
The artist believes that if all athletes refuse international competitions, Russia will begin to be respected and feared. According to Shukshina, now athletes face a difficult choice: to renounce SVO or change citizenship in order to compete in international tournaments.
“How can you sell your homeland if there is no alternative? And they come under the white flag to perform. It turns out that they cannot lose their qualifications, but can they lose their conscience? The player was enraged.
Previously Grandmaster Sergey Karyakin has released a video in which he says he refuses to compete in the World Cup without the flag and the anthem.