PARIS — Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova vowed to keep speaking out about the war in Ukraine after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open on Saturday.Before Oliynykova answered any questions at her post-match news conference, after losing to Shnaider 7-5, 6-1, she read out a statement. This was two days after she made critical comments about Shnaider.“I know that some people disagree with my actions. I know that some people would prefer that I stay silent. But what I do is not about politics, it’s about humanity,” Oliynykova said. “When people are being killed, while children are dying, when violence is justified or celebrated, we cannot pretend that nothing is happening. We cannot look away.”Oliynykova added that it was impossible to talk about this with Russian players on the women’s tour because, she said, they “have these horrible beliefs.”Speaking on Thursday, ahead of their third-round match, she accused Shnaider of liking Russian propaganda posts on social media and vehemently criticized her for playing in a Gazprom-sponsored exhibition tournament in Russia.Oliynykova called Gazprom a company which has been “financing the war crimes,” and added that “my home is being attacked by Gazprom money.”After Saturday’s match, the No. 25-seeded Shnaider said she had not been aware of Oliynykova’s comments.“I haven’t heard anything. I don’t know an …
