Ex-Ukrainian tennis player, now a special forces soldier of the Special Operations Center A of the Ukrainian Security Service Alpha, Sergei Stakhovsky spoke about the reasons why Russians and Belarusians are increasingly appearing in sports, in particular in tennis.

“In fact, our sports diplomacy is doing more than expected. Money and war fatigue factor influence. Some are starting to forget what the war in Ukraine looks like. The Russians take advantage of this and are trying to get federations in certain sports to restore their rights,” Stakhovsky shared in an interview with the e2e4 portal.

In addition, Stakhovsky explained why Russians and Belarusians continue to participate in tennis tournaments without hindrance:.

" They seem to be subordinate to the specialized international federation, but in fact they are independent.

If we made the price high, maybe someone would think about it. But we didn't. However, everyone is smart in hindsight,"

Let us remind you that Stakhovsky announced the end of his career in 2022 and, returning to Kyiv, joined the territorial defense. Later he became a fighter of the Central Security Service and the SBU.

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