French President Emmanuel Macron this Thursday referred to the “summer” position on the possible exclusion of Russian athletes from the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, which was advocated by his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
Emmanuel Macron, who spoke upon his arrival at the Brussels summit the day after dinner with the Ukrainian leader in Paris, said he had spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky about the matter and that he had also explained to him “what’s the matter.” .
At the end of January, President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Emmanuel Macron to ban Russians from participating in the next Olympic Games (from July 26 to August 11, 2024) due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that began almost a year ago.
Despite repeated appeals from the President of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering, with the support of international federations, the participation of Russian athletes “under a neutral flag.”
According to Emmanuel Macron, the position of the IOC “does not apply to the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in France” and “it is in the summer that an assessment will be made depending on the circumstances of what is happening on the ground.” “.