Former Russian nationwide staff captain Igor Denisov has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine publicly and admitted that he is likely to be risking his personal security within the course of. Denisov is one in every of various Russian stars which have spoken out in regards to the matter publicly, for which important numbers of the general public have been jailed.
Denisov, 38, nonetheless lives in Russia and will fall foul of regulation launched that stops Russian residents from spreading faux information or criticising navy motion publicly, with a possible sentence of as much as 15 years in jail. Denisov made the feedback in an interview with a Russian YouTuber.
“These occasions are a catastrophe. Full horror. I don’t know, perhaps I’ll be imprisoned or killed for these phrases, however I’m talking as it’s,” Denisov was quoted by Politico.
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His feedback proceed to show that sporting stars are ever extra aware of their influence on the world and the voice that they’ve within the public sphere. Newer examples from the UK embrace the English Nationwide staff and Marcus Rashford, who’ve been important brokers of change in recent times.
