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She’s right. A handshake with someone representing the country currently committing war crimes in your country should not be necessary. Can’t imagine what she must feel when asked to do so.
You wouldn't believe how many Ukrainians are now working in Russia, and they shake my hand.
That’s great that anecdotally you get people to shake your hand. That doesn’t invalidate the way she feels, nor does it invalidate the fact that Russia is doing some horrible things right now.
But fencing ridiculous itself nowadays