Putin: Russian Olympic ban shows Olympic movement is 'degrading'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, September 12, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin, asked on Tuesday about a ban on Russian athletes taking part in the 2024 Paris summer Olympics, said the Olympic movement was "degrading" and that Moscow would defend its athletes' interests.
Putin was speaking at a forum in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok. REUTERS
