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The leader of the Russian women's artistic gymnastics team and supporter of dictator Vladimir Putin, Angelina Melnikova, received a Croatian visa three days before the start of the European Championships 2026 in Zagreb. As reported by Hlavcom, Russian propagandists are reporting this.
“A great deal of work was done in Moscow, primarily by the Russian Foreign Ministry and our embassy; as a result, four Russian athletes will participate in the championships. Special thanks are due to those who stood up for the Russian artistic gymnastics team, first and foremost the leadership of the Croatian Gymnastics Federation, which actively got involved in resolving the issue,” the propagandists quote the statement of the Russian embassy in Croatia.
The Women's European Artistic Gymnastics Championships will take place from 13 to 16 August.
It was previously reported that Angelina Melnikova had been denied a visa.
Listunova and Melnikova also shared an Instagram post calling for fundraising for Russian gymnast Kravchenko, whose father–an occupier–was killed by Ukraine’s defenders.
The media call Melnikova the “Champion of Terror” for her support of the war against Ukraine. She participated in the primaries of Putin’s party, United Russia.
It is worth noting that Melnikova held a “charity” training session for the children of the Russian occupiers.
Melnikova organized a “charity” training for the children of the Russian occupiers pic.twitter.com/popZtooEv5
— Base of Ukrainian sports 🇺🇦 | Olympics (@Ukrsportbase) January 4, 2025
In addition, Melnikova posed for a photo with the letter Z.
FIG has allowed Olympic champion Angelina Melnikova who has supported aggression against Ukraine to participate in World Cup.
Angelina Melnikova at the Victory Day parade in Voronezh with the Z symbol in her hands pic.twitter.com/yzZBRPOMQ2
— Base of Ukrainian sports 🇺🇦 | Olympics (@Ukrsportbase) March 7, 2025
As reported, Ukraine imposed sanctions against Melnikova in February of this year.
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