Russian tennis player who was denied a flight 'because of my nationality' complains of suffering due to war

Russian tennis player Vitalia Dyachenko, who was not allowed to board a Polish airline flight, said she was not responsible for the actions of the Vladimir Putin regime. She complained that "ordinary people and athletes" are suffering because of Russia's military aggression in Ukraine.

It is noteworthy that the 32-year-old Sochi native made this statement in an interview with the propaganda outlet RT. She noted that Russians are "unfortunately in this position now". The world No. 250 called the situation stressful and was forced to withdraw from the tournament.

"Everyone was worried about me: Cairo, the girl, the night. I had terrible feelings. I was in complete shock at what was happening. Unfortunately, we are in this situation now. Until something happens, we won't know which airline you can fly with and which you can't, which country you will be allowed to fly through and which city you won't be welcomed in. There is no way to prepare for this and no way to protect yourself. It's all very sad, because ordinary people and athletes who have nothing to do with what's happening in the world suffer from this," Dyachenko said.

Earlier, she had accused Western countries of discrimination on the basis of nationality and complained of being treated as a "third class" person.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, Russian tennis player Pavel Kotov, ranked 101st in the world rankings, threatened his mother during the qualifying rounds of the Masters tournament in Madrid.

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