The International Olympic Committee allows Russian athletes to compete at the 2024 Olympics. However, Ukraine will be able to convince the IOC that Russians should not be allowed to compete at all.
About thisChannel 24Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said. According to him, the desire of the International Olympic Committee to allow Russians to compete is absolutely cynical.
The actions of the IOC are advertising war and genocide
Yes, Russian athletes supposedly can compete under a neutral flag. However, as the adviser to the head of the OP noted, this does not change the situation in any way.
We will “zero” the reputation of the IOC. They do not just say that, they say, athletes are not responsible for the actions of the Russian authorities. Everything looks much worse – they advertise the war, – Podolyak emphasized.
He noted that such actions of the International Olympic Committee demonstrate that you can enter another country, kill, and then be able to compete.
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“This is an advertisement for war and genocide. This is an absolutely deliberate position (IOC – Channel 24)”, – said the adviser to the head of the OP.
Russian athletes support Putin's “Nazi” ideology
< p>According to Podolyak, two-thirds of Russian athletes in one way or another are formally related to the Russian Central Army Sports Club, as well as to the St. Petersburg Army Sports Club.
“These are people who are liable for military service. They then take part in Olympics,” said the adviser to the head of the OP.
He added that these athletes are part of the team of Vladimir Putin and demonstrate that “you can go anywhere and kill.”
“They clearly understand everything and are often propagandists of the Russian way of life. This means that theysupport the ideology of the Nazi type, the head of which is the subject Putin,” Podolyak said.
“Let the IOC President come to Mariupol or Soledar”
IOC President Thomas Bach said that “Ukraine wants not only to isolate Russia as a state, but also to isolate all Russians.” According to Podolyak, Bach openly says that genocide is a normal practice.
It would be desirable for this subject to communicate with the families of our athletes. After all, about 220 of our athletes died in the war. Were they killed on our territory, in their own homes, so that Russia and Bach could laugh and shake hands? – stressed the adviser to the head of the OP.
He added that in this matter there can be no talk of any neutrality.
“Let Bach come to Mariupol, Soledar or Ugledar and see what is “sport outside of politics,” Podolyak said.
Russia uses the Olympics to distract the world before attacks
An adviser to the head of the Presidential Office noted that Russia always uses sports to distract the world's attention. In particular, according to Podolyak, this is exactly what happened with the 2014 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sochi.
Did this Olympics bring the world? No, only the first stage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin specifically expected the moment when the world would focus on sporting events in order to come and kill later,” the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office emphasized.
According to him, the situation repeated itself with the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, after which Russia began a full-scale attack on Ukraine.
“This is a specific motive. The Russians are using the Olympics to attack and kill,” Podolyak said.
” The IOC is a pro-genocidal organization”
He added that Ukraine is seeking not to ban Russian athletes from participating in the Olympic Games.
There are no Russian athletes. There are specific children, brothers, husbands or parents of specific killers who come to another territory and kill other people,” Podolyak said.
The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office stressed that the IOC is promoting the right of Russians to go anywhere and kill.
“Unfortunately, the IOC in this form is a pro-genocidal type of organization. And Ukraine's position is an absolute need for justice,” Podolyak said.
