Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation: "It does not matter where Elena Isinbayeva lives - Putin's confidant"

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the negative public reaction to the words and actions of the Olympic champion, athlete Elena Isinbayeva. Putin's confidant, the daughter of a native of Dagestan, has previously stated that she lives in Spain and is a "man of the world."

“Of course, the sports and other public reacts harshly to Isinbayeva's statement. It so happens that, not knowing what was discussed, we simply fall upon the athlete, whom we were proud of just recently. She did not condemn anything, she did not criticize anyone, she fulfills her functions. Where she lives, in the end, is completely unimportant,” said Peskov, whose daughter is a French citizen, his wife is a US citizen, and his son is a British citizen.

Recall that recently Isinbayeva wrote a post in which she reacted to the publications of the Spanish media that she lives on the island of Tenerife, remaining a confidant of Putin and being in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces, as she played in CSKA. She replied that she lives where she wants, because she is a "man of the world" and has never been involved in politics.

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced the need to rename the stadium in Makhachkala, which bears the name of Elena Isinbayeva.

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