Tag: IOC
The U.S. and its allies have arrogated a political prerogative to exclude Russia in a way that would have been unimaginable with the USSR.
In a crowded Western field competing for the dubious title, Macron takes gold for cynicism.
More eyes would turn to the Russian and Chinese companies that act as technological anchors for Kazan and less profits will be available for AirBnB, CocaCola, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Panasonic, Samsung and Visa and the other suckers underwriting Paris 2024.
Though hindsight makes clear that Valieva is being penalised for no other reason than she is a Russian citizen, there is something infinitely more puerile and venal to it than that.