The Gazprom company, key in the financial management of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine, is organizing an exhibition tournament on November 29 and 30 in St. Petersburg. The organizing team presents the event as a way to overcome international isolation and as a key to sports diplomacy. Vera Podguzova, the vice president of the bank working with the Russian Army and a direct relative of Putin, is in charge of the public relations for this exhibition tournament featuring players like Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Bublik, Karen Khachanov, Tallon Griekspoor, Anastasia Potapova, Diana Shnaider, and Veronika Kudermetova, as well as former players at the level of Youzhny or Tipsarevic.
🤬Top Russian tennis players to take part in an exhibition tournament bankrolled by Gazprom, a company funding the war against Ukraine
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) November 17, 2025
The organizers of the Northern Palmyra Trophies (the NPT), a team exhibition tournament, expect appearances from Daniil Medvedev, Karen… pic.twitter.com/Q7hhoG56PF
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