Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev has more courage in his blue marker than Wimbledon showed in its obtuse Russian ban over Putin's war in Ukraine.
That was Feb. 24.
“Given the profile of The Championships in the United Kingdom and around the world, it is our responsibility to play our part in the widespread efforts of Government, industry, sporting and creative institutions to limit Russia’s global influence through the strongest means possible,” the statement reads.
You don’t push away the children of an abusive father. You pull them closer, holding them, assuring them: His sin is not yours.
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