So, Shaternikova spoke about the position of the boxer, as well as about freedom of speech in Ukraine.
The ex-world champion spoke about this in an interview with Tribune.
" It happens that my opinion does not coincide with the opinion of other people. It's absolutely normal when we have different visions of the situation.. I just found out in more detail where Vasily Lomachenko was all this time, what business he was doing, what barracks he was in, what kind of test he went through to be in those troops.
When the question arose that Vasily is ready to continue his sports career and wants to continue to bring sports glory to Ukraine, it is not a question at all to issue a trip abroad. But the situation is different when you are in a military unit. You must obtain permission from the highest leadership, from the Ministry of Defense. Accordingly, the Professional Boxing League and I personally prepared a bunch of letters for Vasily to leave. I know the situation in great detail.
The puzzles that people consider Lomachenko to be a collaborator do not add up in my head.. He went through a lot of interviews and tests.. It cannot be that he had non-pro-Ukrainian views. He always sincerely loved Ukraine. It came from amateur boxing, when he entered the ring with a small flag of Ukraine and gave it to his opponent.
It was not necessary, this is an element of entering the ring, which was invented by Vasily himself. There was no war then, no one could even think about it, but for Lomachenko it was important to show the symbol of his state.
I have this information, gave this information publicity. Then take it how you want.. I understand that my opinion may not coincide with the opinion of the majority, but we differ from Russians in that we can speak our position. For a colleague, I once gave an example. If Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky calls me and my opinion does not coincide with his, I will openly tell him about it. And after that I won’t be blacklisted, I won’t be left without a job, I won’t be fired from his fund, where I now work. It's normal when there are different opinions,"
It should be noted that since the beginning of the war, Lomachenko joined the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky terrorist defense.
We add that Vasily has already left the territorial defense, where he has been since the beginning of the war with the Russian invaders, and arrived in the United States to prepare for the next battle.
Lomachenko has 16 wins (11 by knockout) and 2 losses in the professional ring.
In the last fight, on the night of December 12, Vasily defeated the messenger Richard Commey and won the WBO Intercontinental Champion belt..
Earlier it was said that the exact date of the next fight of Lomachenko was named.