MOSCOW, Aug 9, Oleg Bogatov. The decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to withdraw scholarships Olympic champion Ukrainian figure skater Viktor Petrenko was taken on orders from the United States, two-time Olympic medalist Alexander Zhulin told RIA Novosti. On Monday, it became known that Petrenko was deprived of financial support from his country. Earlier, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine condemned Petrenko's performance at Tatyana Navka's ice show «The Scarlet Flower» in Sochi. The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation announced that it had expelled him from its roster. «, insanity will grow stronger. We can expect the continuation of such inadequate steps. Absolutely. I think that it will only get worse. Because their hands are untied, there are no laws or rules for them. What they want is what they come up with. Next a step would be execution for participating in the show,» Zhulin said. «Well, now a person can’t work if he has such an opportunity? Tanya Navka is my close friend, he (Petrenko) is my close friend. You just need to understand that life And if human values are no longer valued, such concepts as friendship and all the rest, if everything turns into a rabid policy… For me, for example, this is a completely one-sided policy that comes only from the United States. they want. Everyone else just listens to them like guinea pigs. It is necessary that they «manipulate» somewhere, — the expert added.
