The Kremlin criticizes Emmanuel Macron for claiming that Russia is trying to affect the Olympic Games

by times news cr

2024-04-10 04:20:52

He Kremlin criticized of “unacceptable” statements of the president of France, Emmanuel Macronwho stated that Russia try to affect the next Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Yesterday, Thursday, April 4, Macron mentioned that Moscow is trying to promote the idea that France is incapable of successfully organizing the Olympics and that the event could be dangerous.

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“I have no doubt, including the informational sphere,” the French president assured the media.

Unfounded statements

For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov declared this Friday, April 5, that the French president’s accusations are “completely unfounded.”

Peskov said Macron’s “behavior” was “completely unacceptable,” and a display of typical Western accusations, which are “never supported by any adequate evidence.”

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are scheduled to take place in Paris from July 26 to September 8 and at least 10 million spectators are expected.

It should be remembered that since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) imposed strict measures on Russian athletes who wanted to participate in the Olympic Games, tensions between Western countries and Russia increased in statements.

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Several countries and Olympic Committees sought to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the next Olympics due to the conflict that Russia has had with Ukraine since 2022. In addition, they accuse the Russian country of misinforming and manipulating public opinion. justifying his military campaign.

For its part, Russia declared that these impositions on athletes are “discriminatory” and that they seek to blame the country for the tensions in Europe.

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2024-04-10 04:20:52

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