News from the swamps. Putin said that the sports federations' refusal to allow Russians to compete is "a flagrant violation of the law and the institutions of democracy." He praised the IOC as a whole and the individual international sports federations, which "take decisions to protect the Olympic Charter and its principles and demand the admission of Russian athletes." "Unfortunately, not all countries are ready to meet the commitments they once undertook and continue to impose illegal but political restrictions on Russian sports," believes.

News from the swamps. Putin said that the sports federations' refusal to allow Russians to compete is "a flagrant violation of the law and the institutions of democracy." He praised the IOC as a whole and the individual international sports federations, which "take decisions to protect the Olympic Charter and its principles and demand the admission of Russian athletes." "Unfortunately, not all countries are ready to meet the commitments they once undertook and continue to impose illegal but political restrictions on Russian sports," believes.