Ukrainian sports minister rejects idea of Russian athletes returning for Winter Olympics

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 04:35:04 PM UTC

Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi told CNN Sports that it’s “too early” to speak about Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their nations’ flags at next year’s Winter Olympics, with peace talks to end the war in Ukraine still ongoing.

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