Statements about the misunderstanding with Elina Svitolina were made by Arina Sabalenka.
The Belarusian tennis player appeared for the first time at a press conference at Roland Garros responded to very difficult questions, saying, among other things, how it is against war, which means no supports the president of the country’s republic, Alexander Lukashenko.
“We’ve played a lot of Fed Cup matches in Belarus and he was taking pictures with us after the matches. Nothing bad was happening in Belarus, Ukraine or Russia then. I have said many times that I do not support war. I don’t want my country to be involved in this conflict. I’ve said it many times, you know my position. You have my answer, I do not support war. I don’t want to get involved in politics, I’m just a 25-year-old tennis player. If I wanted to be involved in politics, I wouldn’t be here. I don’t want to get involved in politics, I just want to be a player.” were her words regarding her photos with him Lushashenko.
Asked if he supports him, he said: “Difficult question. I don’t support war, so I don’t support Lukashenko right now.”
As for her much-discussed attempt to propose to Svitolina, she said: “He didn’t deserve the disapproval from the public. I respect her for what she has been doing since she gave birth. I am impressed”.
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