“Terror and the Olympics": Ukraine President Drops Heartfelt Plea Following IOC's Russia Decision
Since the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the interests of these nations have suffered great losses. The Olympics of definitely one of those as Russia has now been allowed to participate in next year's Olympics which seems objectionable to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as he requested the world to support Russia's exclusion. Know more about it in the following story.
IOC's controversial decision regarding Olympics
In March 2023, IOC decided that Russia and Belarus will be competing in the Olympics under a neutral flag, and Ukraine has not lifted its ban on Russian athletes.
Ukraine President's Plea to IOC!
Targeting Russia's inclusion in the upcoming Olympic games, Zelensky said to IOC according to Marca's article, "Terror and the Olympics are two opposite things, they cannot be mixed”.
What is Zelenskyy's reasoning behind Russia's exclusion from Olympics?
"Russia is trying to capture any kind of attention from the world to make war propaganda. Russia’s participation cannot be whitewashed with neutrality or a white flag," said Zelensky at his meeting with IOC.
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