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One should note that Sharapova left Russia when she was very young, so she's not necessarily emblematic of Russia's attitude/approach to doping. I imagine her 'team' are either comprised mostly of Americans, or are at least international in its make-up.
I would add that the word 'moral' is perhaps a bit strong - it's just sport we're discussing here, not warfare. One might prefer to think in terms of 'conduct', etiquette' and the the 'spirit of fair play' generally.
If this interests, then C L R James's excellent 'Beyond a Boundary' touches on the notion of sporting ethics, such as they are. He posits that cricket was built on sporting integrity, which informed not just the British notion of fair play - 'it's not cricket' - but that of its colonies too. When C L R James visited America, he was shocked by an attitude that appeared to justify victory at all costs.