A Ukrainian tennis star made a difficult decision to put his career on hold to defend his country from Russian invaders.
are stepping up to fight, Stakhovsky said. Although Ukraine needs as much defense support as possible, the tennis star said his decision to join the fight will be hard for his family to understand.
ILKLEY, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Sergiy Stakhovsky of the Ukraine speaks to crowd after winning the final against Oscar Otte of Germany on day Eight of the Fuzion 100 Ikley Trophy at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club on June 24, 2018 in Ilkley, United Kingdom. "It’s not a winning decision. It’s not a right one. All of them are wrong. I hope my wife understood it but I just now hope that I will have a chance to have forgiveness in person and not on the phone," Stakhovsky said.for eight years since Moscow annexed Crimea and"disturbed" the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in the country's east.
"Ukraine knew and saw in their own eyes what the Russia world brings to the table and that's nothing Ukrainian people want to have. Ukrainians want the possibility to travel to Europe without a visa. They want to see the world. They want to experience better things and that's why every single individual inside Ukraine, they don't want the Russian world inside Ukraine," he said.Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for FoxNews.com. You can find him on Twitter @joshuaqnelson.
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