Allowing Russian athletes to participate in Olympic Games without flag will not wash away blood from their hands, - Estonian Foreign Minister Tsahkna
Estonian and Lithuanian Foreign Ministers Margus Tsahkna and Gabrielius Landsbergis criticized the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow Russians to participate in the 2024 Olympics in Paris in a neutral status.
The ministers published the relevant posts on their Twitter accounts, Censor.NET reports.
"Allowing Russian athletes to participate in the Olympic Games without a flag will not wash the blood away from their hands. The IOC's decision goes against everything the Olympic movement stands for," Tsakhkna said.
"Russia is recruiting athletes into its army, which is committing genocide. This is not neutrality, this decision goes against everything that the Olympic movement should stand for," Landsbergis said.
As reported, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed Russians and Belarusians to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris under a neutral flag.
