"There is an advantage here": Russian Olympic champion says Russia will "feed, water, and heat" the whole world

Vyacheslav Fetisov, a two-time Olympic champion, expressed his confidence that Russia's mission is to ensure the vital functions of the rest of the world. The former hockey player added that the aggressor country will not be able to compete with the Western world in technological development.

Fetisov said this in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty publication. According to the Stanley Cup winner, Russians are "not against development," forgetting that tens of millions of Russians do not even have access to gas and even the most basic household amenities.

"We need to educate people differently. Development, search for new technologies - we are moving towards this. We are not against development, we are for the right technologies. We don't need to compete with others in the production of smartphones, they do it well without us. The world will need to be fed, watered, and heated - these are the technologies that are needed, and this is where Russia will have an advantage. This is what we need to compete for. And we can do it if we aim correctly," Fetisov said.

Earlier, he was openly insulting the leaders of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and its president, Luc Tardif, over the new suspension of the Russian national team from the competition.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov, saying "we will never be slaves," called on Russians to "endure and wait" for the lifting of sanctions.

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