Those seeking Russia’s non-admission to world sports disregard Olympic Charter — Putin

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Vladimir Putin noted that Russia is in contact with many national federations

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. The countries that oppose Russia’s participation in world sports disregard the principles of the Olympic Charter, said President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports.

He said that Russia is in contact with many national federations. According to him, federations in a number of countries refuse to play matches with Russia under pressure from their governments.

"But what does this indicate? It indicates that those who are fighting for uniform rules and for the maintenance of democratic institutions themselves disregard all these rules and these institutions. Unfortunately, these are the people we have to deal with on the international stage," the president said.

"We need to continue following this legal path, to uphold the decisions, including those of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, because they are disregarding the judicial system in this area and, in fact, are disregarding all the principles of the Olympic International Charter."

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