At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia's way

Be it sports, politics, hacking or war, the recent history of Russia’s relationship with the world can be summed up in one phrase: They get away with it.

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Government Dabbling Poisoning With Little Consequence Among Those Poisoned After Criticizing Kremlin Investigative Journalist Anna Politkovskaya ,Ho Fell Severely Ill After Drinkinga Cup Of Tea In 2004 And Recovered ,Nly To Be Shot Death Two Years Later And Russian Opposition Politician Vocal Putin Critic Alexei Navalny ,Ho Fell Gravely Ill From Poison In 2020 He Recovered And Is Currently Ina Russian Prison Neither Poisoning Was Explicitly Linked To The Government Putins Efforts Upend Us Elections Included Hacking Democratic National Committee 2016 An Effort Aid Then Candidate Donald Trump Damage His Rival ,Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton ,S Federal Investigations Showed Russian Government Hackers Were Also Blamed Last Year Fora Massive Hacking Campaign That Breached Vital Agencies The Current Ukraine Standoff Isnt First Time Militarism Has Threatened To Upend So Called Olympic Truce ,N Agreement Among Nations To Set Aside Their Conflicts During The Games In 2014 ,Hile Hosting The Sochi Olympics ,Utin Seized Control Of The Crimean Peninsula And Its Strategic Black Sea Ports From Ukraine During 2008 Summer Olympics ,Lso Held In Beijing ,Ussia Recognized South Ossetia And Abkhazia ,Wo Breakaway Regions Of Neighboring Georgia ,S Independent Nations And Bolstered Its Military Foothold There Followinga Five Day War Economic Sanctions Other Punishments Imposed By The United States Allies After Various Russian Transgressions Seem To Have Had Little Effect Asa Deterrent Against Future Bad Behavior Putin In 2020 ,He Us Justice Department Charged Six Current And Former Russian Intelligence Officers Ina Hacking Campaign Targeting The 2018 Winter Olympics In South Korea They Were Accused Of Unleashinga Devastating Malicious Software Attack During Opening Ceremony Those Games ,N Apparent Retaliation For The Iocs Decision To Ban Russia From Future Games Doping Time And Again ,Ussia Has Made It Clear They Will Not Abide By Accepted Norms ,Send Instead ,Hey Intend To Continue Their Destructive ,Estabilizing Cyber Behavior ,Hen Fbi Deputy Director David Bowdich Said At The Time Indictment Was Announced And Again ,Ussia Presses On Unchastened So There Was Putin Last Friday ,Aving From His Luxury Box To Russian Athletes Entering Beijings Birds Nest Stadium During The Games Opening Ceremony Even Though It Is Banned On Uniforms At These ,Ussian Flags Waved In The Stands As Roc Mens Hockey Team ,Lad In Their Traditional Red ,Hut Out Switzerland In Their Inaugural Matchi Dont Know Why The Russians Are Competing As They Given History Of Doping ,Aid Sen Mitt Romney ,For Utah ,Ho Helmed The 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympicsi Think It Isa Huge Mistake Russian Athletes Involvement In Games ,Romney Said ,S Something Whichi Think Is Leavinga Great Stain On The Olympic Movement Back Home ,Alievas Positive Test Has Been Met With Outrage ,Uelinga Sense That When It Comes To Sports ,Olitics And International Relations ,Ts Russia Vs The World Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov Told Reporters That Scandal Has Been Fueled By Those Who Did Not Have Appropriate Information And Other Prominent Russian Skaters ,Ncluding Tatiana Navka ,Ormer Olympic Ice Dancing Gold Medalist And Peskovs Wife ,Poke Out In Support Of Valieva This Is Some Kind Ofa Fake ,Aid Russias Top Figure Skating Coach ,Atiana Tarasova Shes Only 15 ,Hat Do You Mean Doping Ordinary Russians Questioned The Allegations As Well Nikolai Stashenkov , 8 ,Lamed The Scandal On Impudence Of European And Western Politicians This Is Not Nice ,E Said This Is Not Sport Dirty Politics Were Also To Blame ,Ccording To Russian Officials ,N The Doping Scandal That Resulted Ina Reduced Squad Of Russian Athletes Being Allowed To Compete In 2016 Olympics Rio De Janeiro This Has Become One Most Compelling Evidence Direct Political Interference Sports ,Utin Would Later Say Ina Meeting With Russian Paralympians Polling Has Shown The Tactic Is Working Publica 2016 Poll By Levada Center ,Ussias Top Independent Pollster ,Howed 76 Of Russians Viewed The Decision To Bar Russian Track And Field Team From Rio Olympics As Politicized Aimed At Discrediting Russia But Has Often Done An Able Job Itself For Sochi Games In 2014 ,Ussian Medal Contenders Handed Over Samples Of Clean Urine Months In Advance Before Takinga Cocktail Steroids Dissolved Alcohol ,Ccording To Grigory Rodchenkov ,Hen The Director Of Drug Testing Lab For Games He Later Fled To United States During Olympics ,Odchenkov Said He Swapped Out Samples Viaa Hole In The Wall Of Laboratory Toa Person From Russian Security Services Who Opened Urine Sample Bottles And Replaced Contents With Stored ,Lean Urine Russia Has Admitted Some Individual Lapses On Doping ,Ut Strenuously Denies It Formed Part Of An Organized Program Or That The Russian State Writ Large Supported Doping In Beijing This Week ,Vents Are Moving Fast Urgent Hearings Being Convened About Valieva ,Nd Lots Of Officials Are Saying Things Behind Closed Doors It Remains To Be Seen Whether Her Case Becomesa New Chapter In Russias Twin Track Records Operating With Impunity Both Sport And Geopolitics ,Ra Footnote To The Rise Of Another Olympic Superstar Either Way ,Lperovitch ,Ho Is Also The Co Founder And Form ,