Russian threat complicates Olympics for Ukrainian athletes

Ukrainian athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Ukrainian athletes have been instructed by their government to shun their Russian competitors at the upcoming Winter Olympics, The Moscow Times reports.

Per the Times, Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Gutzeit said the 45 athletes Ukraine is sending to the games "should not stand" near Russian athletes when they "are standing with a flag."

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.