A former UFC champion is among the notable names facing Ukrainian sanctions for supporting Russia’s invasion.
Petr Yan is one of 56 athletes that Ukraine’s parliament approved for economic sanctions following a draft resolution Tuesday. The list was comprised of athletes who “systematically and actively support the war against Ukraine, legitimize the military invasion and genocide of Ukrainians by the armed forces of the Russian Federation.”
At the start of Russia’s invasion, Yan, 29, shared an Instagram story of the nations’ flags painted onto two hands, which formed the image of a dove, a symbol of peace.