Everything about Russia is a tragedy, not just their great novels. But, an American athlete going there to play in her sport to make a lot of money during the off season shouldn’t be a life sentence. But, it is also a cautionary tale — you may become a pawn in the international give and take and you’d better be careful to not give any excuse for charging you with a crime, such as having something that could be incriminating in your luggage as you attempt to leave. Yes, I’m sorry you became a target because of where you were born and because you are good at your craft, but money isn’t everything. Don’t you know that a surprising number of Russian native born Oligarchs are winding up DEAD at this particular moment in time? Sorry you got caught up in this, but you chose to put yourself in that place. For you own benefit and profit. You thought your celebrity would protect you, but you forgot to reckon with who you were dealing with. Please stop blaming the USA for your lack of foresight. You brought this on yourself.
Everything about Russia is a tragedy, not just their great novels. But, an American athlete going there to play in her sport to make a lot of money during the off season shouldn’t be a life sentence. But, it is also a cautionary tale — you may become a pawn in the international give and take and you’d better be careful to not give any excuse for charging you with a crime, such as having something that could be incriminating in your luggage as you attempt to leave. Yes, I’m sorry you became a target because of where you were born and because you are good at your craft, but money isn’t everything. Don’t you know that a surprising number of Russian native born Oligarchs are winding up DEAD at this particular moment in time? Sorry you got caught up in this, but you chose to put yourself in that place. For you own benefit and profit. You thought your celebrity would protect you, but you forgot to reckon with who you were dealing with. Please stop blaming the USA for your lack of foresight. You brought this on yourself.