Russians see extreme degree of absurdity in current protests in USA

Karolina Sevastyanova, 2012 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics, commented on the riots in the United States that sparked after the killing of African-American George Floyd. She called the current events in the United States "chaos and lawlessness" as the rioters rob, loot and kill instead, but do not defend their rights. The 25-year-old athlete said that the events that have been happening in the US lately were "wild and incomprehensible" to her. She questioned the statements about the oppression of African-Americans in the USA, indicating that there are many influential and famous personalities among them. "In the end, it all grew into absolute chaos and lawlessness, where people do not assert their rights, but simply ransack their cultural heritage, rob and kill people and did not even try to adequately express their position. Instead of trying to rewrite history now, encourage people for lawless actions heat up rage, one should have decided everything within legal framework and move on," she wrote.