The Labour MP for Rhondda, Chris Bryant, has attacked the present British US Open tennis champion, Emma Raducanu for claims that she has employed former Russian tennis participant, Dmitry Tursunov, as her new coach.
Mr Bryant, who’s Chair of the all social gathering parliamentary group on Russia, has urged the 19 yr previous to rethink her determination, and on the very least to publicly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Commenting on Raducanu’s determination to work with Tursunov, Bryant instructed the Telegraph, “The Kremlin will painting this as a PR coup and a sign that the UK doesn’t actually care in regards to the struggle in Ukraine, so will probably be an actual disgrace if Emma Raducanu goes forward with this”.
Bryant’s feedback have since been criticized by Vladimir Kornilo, a spokesperson for the Russian State information company RIA, who stated, ”Do you perceive the extent of paranoia and outright Russiaphobia within the west”.
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Bryant’s feedback have although been echoed by the Conservative Chair of the Home of Commons Tradition, Media and Sport Committee, Juian Knight MP, who stated, “It does jar to see a Russian teaching Britain’s primary rising star”.
Mr Knight has urged the Garden Tennis Affiliation to indicate some management on the difficulty.
Raducan’s teaching relationship with Tursunov is reported to be beginning on a trial foundation in the course of the impending US onerous court docket season. Raducanu has been with no coach since she break up with Roben Beltz within the spring of this yr.
Mr Tursunov has but to make any public remark in regards to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
