Russian woman carried Ukraine team placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Anastasia Kucherova has been living in Milan for 14 years‘It’s important to show not all people think the same way’The woman who carried the Ukrainian team placard at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was a Russian living in Milan, who chose to perform a small act of resistance to show her support for Ukraine.Anastasia Kucherova, an architect who has been living in Milan for 14 years, was unrecognisable in a hooded silver puffer coat, with her eyes also covered with dark glasses. Continue reading...


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