The armed conflict between Russians and Ukrainians is causing a global shock wave with multiple repercussions. If the diplomatic world is of course on high alert, certain personalities from the artistic or sporting world also find themselves embroiled in this planetary war. Actor Pasha Lee, who joined the territorial forces of the Ukrainian army last week, is one of the collateral victims. His death was announced by the Odessa film festival on Sunday March 6. He died during the bombardments by Russian forces on the town of Irpin, located about twenty kilometers north of Kiev.
As for the tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, he decided to join the army in order to fight the Russian invasion on the front. The 36-year-old 233rd world tennis player left to join the military in Ukraine, leaving his wife and children in Hungary. But the sportsman made this choice to take part in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Which is not the case for a young American, basketball star in her country…
Brittney Griner retained in Russia
Brittney Griner, a superstar of American women’s basketball, finds herself today held prisoner in Moscow, in the midst of the conflict between Russia and the West. The player who plays in an illustrious Russian club found herself in a bad position at an airport. Customs officers arrested him when they discovered in his luggage, according to the Russian authorities, a vaper and cannabis oil. Enough to put her in a hell of a mess. She has since been detained in Moscow, prosecuted and faces 5 to 10 years in prison. His arrest, revealed only last weekend, is causing a stir in the United States where it is believed that his arrest and especially his detention are collateral damage to the current tensions between the West and Russia amid the war in Ukraine. .
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