Alina Kabaeva is one of the collateral damage of Vladimir Poutine. Since he declared war on Ukraine, his partner, who is now unrecognizable, has been the target of international sanctions. On August 2, the United States decided to seize all his properties. At the head of the National Media Group, a pro-Kremlin company with major shares in all major Russian media and promoting war in Ukraine, the US goal is to weaken it as much as possible.
“While innocent people suffer from Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Putin’s allies have been getting richer to fund an opulent lifestyle.”said U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “Russian elites and those close to the Kremlin are held responsible for their complicity in a war that cost countless lives.”, she added. A decision that had already been taken by the European Union and the United Kingdom.
After having disappeared for two years, the former Olympic gymnast reappeared publicly last April. According to information from The Mirror, she was reportedly spotted at a junior rhythmic gymnastics rehearsal at the VTB Arena in Moscow. She would have taken advantage of his presence to speak about the fate reserved for Russian athletes. “There has never been such a shameful page in the history of world sport”, she reportedly said. Before continuing: “They didn’t worry or remove from competition any country that participated in the destruction of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and Syria. But sports officials were very angry when Russia decided to protect Donbass and Lugansk from the Nazis.” The 38-year-old then allegedly concluded her statement by explaining that “Russia was, is and will be a great sporting power, and there is nothing you can do about it”.
Laura Bertrand
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