Darina Kasatkina caused a lot of controversy in Russia after she admitted that she is a lesbian and asked young Russian athletes to change their citizenship in order to compete. This time, the WTA No. 11 player said she wanted to represent another country, and the reaction from her home country was not long in coming.

Daria Kasatkina wants to play for Switzerland – Russia does not want to hear the player

Daria, who is no longer well received in Russia, said that she wants to play for Switzerland.

“Now I am a citizen of Russia and, no matter what happens, I am proud to be Russian. If my career depends on it, then the choice is obvious, because I want to continue playing tennis for me, that is my priority.

No one wants to add straw to the fire, but Switzerland seems to me to be a very stable country and I would like to be able to make the transition in the future” – Daria Kasatkina.

Deputy of the Russian State Duma Roman Teryushkov said that the athletes will be deprived of the honorary titles they received.

“Unfortunately, for unknown reasons, a person like her received an honorary title and is considered a symbol of sports. Everything is clear about her level. She is the person who stands out.

Swiss citizenship is a priority for her. She calls on our youth to change their sports citizenship. Everything is clear with her. Let her live there, we don’t want to hear her.

We have not submitted a statement, but we will submit it to the prosecutor’s office and the Ministry of Sports in the near future. The ministry should amend its order on the awarding of honorary titles so that titles can be stripped from people who engage in anti-state politics with such stupid rhetoric” – Roman Teryushkovin the Russian press.