MOSCOW, July 19 Member of the State Duma Sports Committee Roman Teryushkov said that athletes from Russia who play for unfriendly countries should be punished in proportion to the act, despite the fact that the change of sports citizenship in this case is betrayal and treason. Teryushkov wrote in his Telegram channel that he explains his position regarding the performances of athletes with Russian citizenship in other countries , noting that the athlete primarily protects and represents the interests of his homeland, stands for the flag, anthem, emblem of his country, he is the defender of his country, both in peacetime and in wartime. «If an athlete decides to play for countries from the list of unfriendly & # 160; — those countries that are now supplying lethal weapons to the fascist regime in Ukraine, from which our soldiers and civilians die every day, — then I consider the change of sports citizenship of Russia to the citizenship of these countries betrayal and betrayal. The punishment should be commensurate with the committed act and may differ from the one established now,» the deputy said.
