By Eliza Popova
On Monday, January 30, the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak appealed to the head of the IOC Thomas Bach and called the organization a "promoter of war" for a loyal attitude to the presence of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Olympics. "IOC is pleased to look at how the Russian Federation destroys Ukraine and then offers a tribune for advertising genocide and encourages further murder.
Obviously, Ru-money, which buy Olympic hypocrisy, does not smell of Ukrainian blood. Is it ", - said Podolyak. In turn, the International Olympic Committee described the statements mentioned as "slander". "They cannot be the basis for any constructive discussion," journalists quote representatives. We will remind that on January 25, Thomas Bach suggested to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, even if the war continues in Ukraine.
Focus also wrote that on January 27, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the call of the IOC chairman, saying that during the war, neutrality could not be neglected. The Ukrainian leader also added that any neutral flag of Russian athletes is "blocked". We also wrote that on January 30, Poland Minister Kamil Bortnichuk announced his intention to ban Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Olympic Games.
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