In Russia they don't want to hear about a boycott of the games. © ANSA / ROMAN PILIPEY / STF

The Olympics become a political power struggle

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized a political boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing as unacceptable. “This is an unacceptable and wrong decision,” said the 69-year-old on Thursday at his major annual press conference in Moscow, referring to the political boycott by the USA and other countries.

23 December 2021

From: dpa/nie