Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday fiercely expressed his disappointment at the International Olympic Committee’s recent statement in which it supported Russian athletes’ return to international sports competitions. The IOC indicated on Wednesday it favours officially neutral teams from Russia and its ally Belarus at the 2024 Olympics in Paris despite a plea from Zelenskyy to exclude them entirely. “It is obvious that any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Russia might use its position to further its “ideological interests”. He i…
