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Deputy Chairperson of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on on his Telegram channel, he commented on the incident with the Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlanova, who refused to follow the rules and shake hands with the Russian athlete.
According to Medvedev's rules, they cannot be broken.
“Everyone is arguing here, how one should behave during sports competitions. For example, it is necessary to shake hands with opponents… Rules cannot be broken. In no case. In the Middle Ages, they were simply beheaded for this. We were dismembered, “wrote Medvedev.
Recall that Harlan refused to shake hands with Russia's Anna Smirnova at the World Fencing Championships after winning the 1/32 final. , for which she was disqualified by the International Fencing Federation.