several politicians shared their outrage when the world No 11 came out as gay and also admitted young Russian tennis players should change their citizenship during a YouTube video.
The 25-year-old was awarded the title of Honoured Masters of Sports of Russia for their Tennis Federation's victory at the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup.
Kasatkina made waves in her home country when she came out as gay during a video with Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko earlier this year.
During the vlog - filmed in Barcelona, where she trains - the world No 11 shared her concerns over being LGBTQ+ in the country and also admitted that there may be better opportunities for young Russian tennis players if they change citizenship.