Russian offensive against Yelena Isinbayeva intensifies

All-Russian People’s Front, known as presidential election platform Vladimir Putin will remove the two-time Olympic pole vault champion from its central committee on Tuesday, Yelena IsinbayevaTo not support the war in Ukraine.

To this end, the front will hold this Tuesday extraordinary voting,According to the Russian agency TASS.

Isinbayevathat was confidant of Putinwas object in the last week of harsh criticism To deny any connection with the Russian military Despite belonging to the military club par excellence, CSKA.

The sharpest criticism came from the sports ministerOleg Matitsinwho thought “unacceptable” to despise the military rank so much as “events taking place in your home country”.

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In addition, the authorities of the Russian region dagestan they promoted it The name of Elena Isinbayeva will be removed from the stadium From athletics.

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The controversy with Isinbayeva arose when the so-called. “Queen of the Pole” announced on social media that in September will resume his work in the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Isinbayeva assured that senior rank who received in 2015 the military in CSKAclub of the Russian Army, it is “purely nominal” and remembered that “never” served in the Armed Forces, She was not a deputy and did not belong to the Kremlin party.

However, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, came to his defense urged the Russians not to rush into their judgments and downplays the fact that the athlete lives abroad, in particular in Spainwhere would I three properties.

She didn’t judge or criticize anyone. How many times our anthem sounded and our flag was raised in his honor. This must be remembered.

IOC approved in March participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes V neutral quality, But rejected national teams and athletes who support the war or belong to clubs associated with the army. and security forces such as CSKA.

For belonging to the specified club, The IOC temporarily suspended Isinbayeva’s participation in the activities of this body, although it The ethics committee has finally concluded that it can continue its workbecause Russian did not have a contract with the army and did not support the military campaign in Ukraine.

While, Isinbayeva assured:

I am a man of the world. I have always been and always will be. I have always believed and will believe in the best in every person.

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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