“He said this not about all Russians, but about some of his specific friends, noting that these are high-level athletes. Whom he had in mind and with whom he was friends before, we can only guess. But people are sometimes tactful in communication and, perhaps, they simply did not want to offend him. Suddenly they have a common business or some other business. Or maybe he has already become a real politician and learned to lie. It's better to ask him himself.
Most likely, someone took a neutral position in a conversation with him, and he embellished. He is the mayor of Kyiv, it is clear that he is a fighter, that is, he has balls, which he proved in the battle with Lennox Lewis, but you still need a head and a tongue to be able to find compromises, and we still have to do it. Now this is lacking in politics on both sides. We have already seen enough of the stubborn and fearless, ”Taktarov quotes Metaratings.