Athletistic / Others. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, commented on the statements of the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach.

Bach previously said Russian authorities were using figure skater Kamila Valieva for political purposes. He recalled that she was seated next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony of the Future Games in Kazan.

IOC President Bach responded to a question about the participation of Israeli athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games

“Every day we see more and more aggressive statements from Bach, who was dragged into a Russophobic path by the Western collective,” Zakharova is quoted in Match TV.


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