BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Moscow would not comply with calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Summer Olympics.
When asked during a visit to China whether he supported French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea for an international “Olympic truce” during the games in Paris this summer, he said the Olympic truce is the right thing to do.
But he added today’s international sporting officials are disobeying the principles of the Olympic charter as he pointed to what he said was the unfair treatment of Russian athletes.
He blamed sports bodies for not allowing Russian athletes to perform at the games with the banner of Russia, flag, national music, and anthem.
He added that they are committing violations against Russia and demand fulfilment from us. Dear friends: we won’t get far that way. No one has ever come to an agreement that way,” he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday restated his idea of an Olympic truce so that Russia stops its current operations in Ukraine.
Russia plans to hold a rival sporting event in September after being stopped from taking part as a nation in the Olympics — along with ally Belarus — due to its war with Ukraine.
Macron last week thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for supporting the idea of a truce in all conflicts, including Ukraine, during the Paris Olympics.
