Macron disappointed by Putin’s refusal to abandon Olympic truce
24 May 2024 10:12
French President Emmanuel Macron is disappointed with Putin’s decision not to accept the request for an “Olympic truce”. He said this in an interview with CNBC, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"
During a visit to China, Russian leader Vladimir Putin called the Olympic truce a correct sporting principle that he respects, but accused “sports officials” in the West of violating Olympic principles.
In particular, Putin accused the West of politicising sport by not allowing Russian athletes to enter the Olympics with the Russian national anthem and flag.
“Does this meet any elementary norms of justice? Nothing like that, no. They violate them themselves and demand that we comply. Dear friends, we will not get far like this. No one has ever agreed on such issues in this way,”
– putin said.
These words came after another statement by Macron that he would ask Putin for an Olympic truce.
Only after Putin’s response did Macron realise that he did not want peace.
“This is an important point to understand, because until now, President Putin has been saying every week that he is open to peace. Therefore, it is clear to everyone in the world that he has decided to start his war, and he is not ready for peace,”
– macron said.
The Olympic Games
The Ancient Olympic Games were sports competitions held in ancient Greece from 776 BC to 393 AD. During this time, 293 competitions were held. Among other things, the Olympic Games symbolised the unity of the Greek city-states and were an important cultural phenomenon in ancient Greek society.
The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia in the historical region of Elida in the north-west of the Peloponnese. During the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece, all wars between the Greek states were suspended for two months and a sacred truce, the ekehiria, was established. During this time, it was forbidden to enter the territory of the whole of Elida with weapons.
The modern Olympic Games under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee were first held in 1896 in Athens.
The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris. The International Olympic Committee has allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under neutral status. For them, the IOC has developed several additional criteria that establish that a particular Russian athlete does not support Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. According to recent reports, there may be about 40 such athletes. Ukraine condemns this decision.
