"Silence does not equal consent": Lasitskene calls the war in Ukraine a "one-word word" in her letter to Maguchikh

Olympic champion in high jump Maria Lasitskene published the text of a letter she sent to Ukrainian Yaroslava Maguchikh. The Russian athlete addressed our compatriot after our athlete won the 2022 World Championships.

The text of the letter was published by Sports.ru. Lasitskene called her silence after the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine a mistake, and also noted that she could not influence the situation in any way, characterizing it with one swear word (c***t - ed.).

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"I am very sorry that the relations between our countries have affected your attitude towards me. I did not allow myself to do so after Tokyo and I will not allow it now. Every day I think about you and your family being well. Forgive me for my weakness, I could not find the words, I was afraid that my "how are you?" would make you even angrier. Because the answer to this question is clear. And I was sure that nothing I could say would ease your feelings and suffering. I can't do anything about this ###### (Sports.ru situation), and it breaks my heart. But silence does not equal consent," Lasitskene said.

Earlier, Maria announced the end of her international career amid the suspension of Russian athletes from the competition. In turn, Maguchykh told how she angered Russian representatives with her patriotic chant at the 2023 World Cup.

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Russian propagandists demanded that the Ukrainian woman be fined at the very least, calling her behavior a bacchanalian act. And two-time Olympic champion Dmytro Vasyliev went even further and called for the high jumper from Dnipro to be disqualified.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Yaroslava Maguchikh took part in a non-standard photo shoot for the fashion magazine Vogue, provoking a resonance among fans.

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