German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser threatens to ban Russian athletes from entering the country if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allows them to compete. Source: European Pravda, citing ntv Details: “Countries that host major sports events are not powerless. They can control whether Russians can participate in them by issuing visas,” Faeser said. “If we organise international competitions in Germany, we can act accordingly. Here we will always act with a clear position,” she emphasised. Opening international competitions to athletes from Russia would be “a slap in the face to Ukra…