For the first six years of her professional career, Russian-born Daria Kasatkina was an up-and-coming tennis player who was not known for being political or particularly outspoken. Then, in February 2022, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, and she condemned her country for it. Five months later, an emboldened Kasatkina made another statement that she knew could spark backlash in her home country, a statement known to be hostile to gay rights: She was dating another Russian athlete, former Olympic skater Natasha Zabiiako. Kasatkina and Zabiiako talk to 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim about the importance of speaking out and why they can’t go home.
