State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova commented on the news that the Serbian coach of the Estonian futsal club Smsraha Vladimir Jovanovic was fired for a social network post in which he congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday. Zhurova quotes his words vprognoze.ru.
“The man suffered for his views. This coach has people he respects and he wasn’t afraid to show it. But the reaction in Estonia is, of course, a disaster. I think Yovanovitch is well aware of the consequences of her actions. But in principle I decided to defend my position,” said Svetlana Zhurova.
The club reported that the reason for the specialist’s dismissal was the coach’s inappropriate behavior on social networks. The team also noted that the behavior of the specialist in a special military operation (SVO) was inappropriate. In an interview with Serbian portal RusDelfi, Jovanovic said that he has the right to have his own opinion.
Previously Zhurova accused Double standards are applied to Russian athletes in Europe.