[v1r]

Ukrainian skaters refused to congratulate the Russians on their victory

At the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Budapest, Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava represented Georgia. Both athletes were born in Russia and continue to train here.

During the award ceremony, they approached the Ukrainians to hug them, but they pulled away.

[GODREKR]

Awkward!

[icehole]

wow, that was cold

[spycosis]

That's not what sport is about. My grandfather (who was English) played football against the Germans on Christmas day in 1914. They climbed out of their trenches all up and down the front line, had a kick about, a drink and a smoke and even exchanged gifts and family photos and a few days later were back down to business trying to kill each other. That is what sport is about.
If they felt so strongly, they should have refused to compete against the Russians.

[v1r]

Originally Posted by spycosis ↗

That's not what sport is about. My grandfather (who was English) played football against the Germans on Christmas day in 1914. They climbed out of their trenches all up and down the front line, had a kick about, a drink and a smoke and even exchanged gifts and family photos and a few days later were back down to business trying to kill each other. That is what sport is about.
If they felt so strongly, they should have refused to compete against the Russians.

I'm familiar with the story. Easier times.

[houseoftechno]

Citizens of a country at war have no obligation to hug their literally mortal enemy. Part of winning a war is winning at psyops, including the battle of public opinion on both sides of the front. The Ukranians did well projecting a media image of a proud, unshakeable opponent. A "friendly" greeting would be viewed and rebroadcast as kowtowing by the two Ukrainians toward the Russian victors.

[Faust]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

Citizens of a country at war have no obligation to hug their literally mortal enemy. Part of winning a war is winning at psyops, including the battle of public opinion on both sides of the front. The Ukranians did well projecting a media image of a proud, unshakeable opponent. A "friendly" greeting would be viewed and rebroadcast as kowtowing by the two Ukrainians toward the Russian victors.

Not to mention having their families potentially executed by the SBU

[v1r]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Not to mention having their families potentially executed by the SBU

СБУ

[Faust]

Also this certainly isn’t the last Russian victory that Ukrainians will not be congratulating

[Massacreman]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Also this certainly isn’t the last Russian victory that Ukrainians will not be congratulating

As soon as out politicians finish pushing us into total economic ruin and we can no longer send "aid" in the form of all of the weapons and vehicles, yeah.

I'm not ecstatic about another war that's not really our problem. I'm also not ecstatic for all the retards who'll come out shouting and yelling from behind a keyboard saying "hurr durr you just love Russia, you hate freedom Der Der derp."

Yeah, totally, I hate freedom from my soapbox where I say "I literally don't give a fuck what you do as long as it doesn't negatively affect me. Be gay, be trans, murder your unborn baby, I don't care."